CHRISTOPHER ROBIN BIRTHDAY BOOK By AA MILNE 1st EDITION 1930 Winnie The Pooh
Item History & Price
The Christopher Robin BirthdayBookCompiled by A A Milne With Decorations By Ernest HShephard1930First Edition – RareMethuen & Co, LondonA fair / good copy of this rare and highly collectable book. This birthday book waspublished after the Christopher Robin Story Book (1929) and contains mottos /memorable lines from the four other Winnie the Pooh books: When We Were VeryYoung; Winnie the Pooh; Now We Are Six and the House at Pooh Corner.Hardback, red boards with gilt ima...ge of ChristopherRobin going fishing on front cover and gilt titles to spine. Withintroduction by A. A. Milne and many beautiful illustrationsby Ernest Shepherd – illustrationsfor every month plus numerous small drawings and mottos from the differentWinne the Pooh books. Has dates and spaces for writing in names. Introduction viii + 215 pages. 16.5cmx 13cm.Fair / Good Condition - Covers in overall fair / goodcondition: covers still reasonably bright with gilt still reasonably sharp (seephotos). Some bobble lines to front and rear covers and also a black (ink?)mark to top of front cover as well as smaller (ink?) marks to rear cover. Spineis faded / discoloured and a little grubby with gilt dulled. Slight fading toedges of covers. Corners and top / bottom of spine a little bumped. Internallygood / very good. Binding is excellent, tight- no loose pages. Internally pages are crisp. Few light foxing spots toendpapers and rear endpapaer has a pencil line across the page. Book has beenused i.e. has a number of entries (people’s birthdays) – perhaps 1/5 filled in.Overall a fair / good copy of this rareand highly collectable 1st edition by A A Milne.Please have a look at my otherWinnie the Pooh books I have tried to be as accurate and honest as I can in mydescription - if you have any further questions, or require more photos, pleaseemail me.I have 100% feedback, so bidwith confidence.
