Dream Days
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head [1902], 1902. First illustrated edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [6], 3-227, [2], [5] (pages of publisher's advertisements) pp. Green cloth with gold, black, and green decorations on the front board, red and black lettering on the front board, gold lettering on the spine; top edge gilt. Illustrated with a frontispiece, a pictorial title page, decorated endpapers and pastedowns, and eight plates by Maxfield Parrish. Holland and Congdon-Martin 20. A beautiful copy of the first illustrated edition of Dream Days (the first published edition of Dream Days was released in 1898). Grahame was a beloved children's author famous for writing The Wind in the Willows. His Dream Days contain eight short tales of fantastical adventures and daring deeds. Parrish's drawings of the reluctant dragon, brave knights, and fierce pirates add another dimension to Grahame's delightful childhood tales. Near Fine. Item #000014650
A small blemish on the front board and a tiny ownership tag (contemporary to the book) on the rear free endpaper.
Price: $275.00