Mr Rabbit’s Symphony of Nature

Mr Rabbit’s Symphony of Nature, and Other Tails, translated for humans by Charles van Sandwyk. London: The Folio Society 2020. New and sealed, and thus unsure of exact printing number.

253 × 175 × 17 mm. Pp. [1–6] 7–109 [110–112]. Type: William Morris’s Golden with hand-drawn lettering. Typeset by Blundell Studios. Printed and bound by L.E.G.O. in full dark green cloth blocked in gold and black with a printed inset illustration; pale brown endleaves printed in black and green. Green slip case printed with repeat design in gold. A fold-out is tipped in on page [41] and extends to three leaves. Contains two animal tales and three poems, originally produced in small editions and here accompanied by further illustrations and tail-pieces. The typesetter is Joe Whitlock Blundell, the now retired Folio Production Director. 

A Folio Society treasury of poems and stories, all beautifully illustrated and elaborately decorated. Charles van Sandwyk’s illustrations are highly sought after and his hand-crafted and small-circulation books have made their way to collectors and galleries around the world. The Folio Society have worked with van Sandwyk on a number of Folio editions, including The Wind in the Willows, The Blue Fairy Book, Alice in Wonderland and, of course, the hugely popular How to See Fairies and Letters from Fairyland, of which he is also the author. This collection of his lavishly illustrated individual poems and stories takes nature as the central theme, and van Sandwyk has painted additional watercolours and page decorations especially for this unique edition. 

New and sealed in publisher's shrink-wrap. No bumps, nor dings; a fine-looking copy. The last few pictures are of another copy that we have in our personal library for demonstrative purposes.