Wind in the Willows

Wind in the Willows is one of our favorite books, and it has quite the history with nearly 100 major and minor illustrators trying their hand at the book since its release in 1908 (read more here). Below, we compare one picture from each chapter (when available) of twenty-four of these (click on the pictures for larger versions). Since there are so many, we've tried to limit the editions included to only unabridged hardcover options with at least occasional color illustrations, but there are a few versions not quite meeting these requirements that are too good not to feature! We have done our best to reach copyright holders of these images and have gotten permission for their use from many of the artists and publishers; however, we could not find or reach all. If you hold the copyrights to any of these images and wish to discuss their use, please contact us!
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CHAPTER 1:
The River Bank
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CHAPTER 2:
The Open Road
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CHAPTER 3:
The Wild Wood
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CHAPTER 4:
Mr. Badger
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CHAPTER 5:
Dulce Domum
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CHAPTER 6:
Mr. Toad
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CHAPTER 7:
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
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CHAPTER 8:
Toad's Adventures
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CHAPTER 9:
Wayfarers All
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CHAPTER 10:
The Further Adventures of Toad
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CHAPTER 11:
Like Summer Tempests Came His Fears
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CHAPTER 12:
The Return of Ulysses
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Paul Bransom (1918)

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Nancy Barnhart (1922)

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Ernest Shepard (1931-33)

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Arthur Rackham (1940)

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Dick Cuffari (1966)

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Tasha Tudor (1966)

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David K. Stone (1968)

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Michael Hague (1980)

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John Worsley (1982) (Adapted text)

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John Burningham (1983)

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Eric Kincaid (1989) (Adapted text)

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Paul Cox (1993)

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Don Daily (1993) (Retold text)

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Patrick Benson (1994)

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P. J. Lynch (1995)

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Inga Moore (1996) (Adapted text)

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Helen Ward (2000)

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Joanne Moss (2000)

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Michael Foreman (2001)

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Anna Leplar (2004)

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Scott McKowen (2005)

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Charles van Sandwyck (2005)
[purchase from TFS HERE]

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Robert Ingpen (2007)

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Sebastian Meschenmoser (2017)

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