RARE 1926 1st Edition - Winnie The Pooh - A A Milne - 1st Print - Illu EH Shepard
Item History & Price
I am pleased to offer for auction a beautiful original First Edition / First Printing of the much loved Milne book ' Winnie The Pooh'. Published in 1926 this children's classic is in nice condition for its age, all original with no major flaws. There were four original Pooh books running between 1924-1928 written by the author for his son. The stories and characters are still much loved the world over today and this book is the one of the most cherished children's stories ever written.... A delight for the collector and worthy of any shelf.
Book Info: Winnie The Pooh, Methuen, London 1926: First Edition / First Printing. The book is bound in the original green cloth covers with nice bright gilt titles and decorations. This book presents in good condition showing just a little handling wear consitent with age. The covers are clean and bright with a little rubbing to the spine tips and the odd bumped corner. One or two light surface marks else super. The gilt is very bright and the binding is firm and square. Internally the book is again good with the original beige mapped endpapers as called for (subsequently changed to green for all later prints). There is a neat owner inscription to the first blank page with some thumbing/ grubby marks throughout where it has been read. The book correctly shows the one date of first published 1926 to the verso of the title page again showing this to be the true First Edition / First Printing. Beautifully illustrated throughout by E H Shepard giving readers the delights of Pooh, Roo, Piglet and Eyore as well as Christopher Robin.
An extra special gift or a must have for any existing collection.
Good luck.
Happy to post worlwide
Book Info: Winnie The Pooh, Methuen, London 1926: First Edition / First Printing. The book is bound in the original green cloth covers with nice bright gilt titles and decorations. This book presents in good condition showing just a little handling wear consitent with age. The covers are clean and bright with a little rubbing to the spine tips and the odd bumped corner. One or two light surface marks else super. The gilt is very bright and the binding is firm and square. Internally the book is again good with the original beige mapped endpapers as called for (subsequently changed to green for all later prints). There is a neat owner inscription to the first blank page with some thumbing/ grubby marks throughout where it has been read. The book correctly shows the one date of first published 1926 to the verso of the title page again showing this to be the true First Edition / First Printing. Beautifully illustrated throughout by E H Shepard giving readers the delights of Pooh, Roo, Piglet and Eyore as well as Christopher Robin.
An extra special gift or a must have for any existing collection.
Good luck.
Happy to post worlwide
