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1st printing. dj in mylar (price clipped); 173 clean, unmarked pages.

New York: E. P Dutton & Co., 1952. First edition, 1952. Nice copy with all four pop-ups in good order. Laminated pictorial boards with red spiral binding, edgewear and a bit of age-toning to covers, corners and spine ends rubbed, pages clean with an erased trace of a gift inscription at the head of the title page, no other markings. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Clean First Edition in near fine condition with a very good+ dust jacket. Slight foxinf on top edge. Toning on inside of d.j. No missing pieces or tears on d.j. Not price clipped. Very nice copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall . Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition.. 1967.

New York: Dutton Children's Books. 1952-1956. First Edition. Hardcover. All volumes Near Fine in Near fine dust jackets. Owners personalization on half title page of Winnie-the-pooh. Rubbing and bumping along slipcase corners. Light bumping on spine crown of the house at pooh corner. WINNIE-THE-POOH (19th printing). NOW WE ARE SIX (17th printing). WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG (18th printing). THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER (14th printing) . .

Dutton, 1971-11-05. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Tan cloth/Buckram. Pages Clean, Binding Tight. Red slipcase included and in good condition.

New York: E.P. Dutton, 1947. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good. E.H. Shepard. Unpaginated. Illustrated boards, illustrated endpapers. Selections include Teddy Dear and Market Square from When We Were Very Young; We Are Introduced from Winnie-the Pooh; and The Emperor's Rhyme from Now We Are Six. Gift inscription on ffep, previous owner's small plate on front pastedown.

London: Egmont Books, 2001. 1st Edition. Hardcover. As New/No Dust Jacket. quarto. E H Shepard. 12th printing. An unread book in a fine condition slipcase which shows minimal use.

NY:: E. P. Dutton & Company,. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1967. Hardcover. 5257006928 . Illustrated in color and black and white by B. Diodorov and G. Kalinovskiy. Translated into Russian by Boris Zakhoder. Stated first edition (thus). Review copy with slip laid in. Very good in a very good (age toning) dust jacket. ; 220 pages .

HBDJ, Good condition, with slightly worn dust jacket AT EDGES. Not a former library book. DEC 1939, 1st Edition, 9TH PRINTING, Published SAME YR AS 1ST 1ST, VG-/VG-, AS-IS, DJ light Rub, wear & Tiny Chips Tears Edges, Light Blue Tweed cloth with Beige at Spine, Cvr light rub, wear, Interior nice tight clean light FOX, Wear, 315 pgs, Spine DJ small end chips Tears Yet Titles Intact, DJ now, protected in new archival CLEAR mylar sleeve. 315 pgs,

HBDJ,1939, Stated 1st Edition, VG/VG-,, AS-IS ,with slightly worn dust jacket WITH EXTREMITIES SLIGHT WEAR TINY CHIPS. Not a former library book. DJ light Rub, wear & Tiny Chips Tears Edges, THICK Light Blue Tweed cloth with Beige at Spine, Cvr light rub, wear, Interior nice tight clean light FOX, Wear, 315 pgs, Spine DJ small end chips Tears Yet Titles Intact, DJ now, protected in new archival CLEAR mylar sleeve. 315 pgs,

UK: Reprint Society, 1957. First Edition Thus . Cloth. Very Good ++/Very Good++. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ernest Shepard. 1st Edition Thus 1957. Illustrated by Ernest Shepard. Very uncommon and a true 1st Edition of the two books printed together. Book is very good++ and very bright. Contents good. The wrapper is very good++ and bright. A little rubbing to edges. Light age toning to spine. More images can be taken upon request. Ref18408

UK: Methuen, 1934. First Edition Thus 1st Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good++. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Ernest Shepard. 13th Edition 1934 but this is the 1st printing of the new edition with new board and wrapper design. Book is near fine and with bright boards. The complete wrapper is very good++ with light edge rubbing. A lovely example. Morel images can be taken upon request.Ref17208

UK: Methuen, 1929. First Edition . Decorative Cloth. Very Good ++/Good++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ernest Shepard. 1st Edition 1929. Extracts from Winnie the Pooh, House at Pooh Corner, When We Were Young, Now We Are Six in One Volume. Illustrated throughout by Shepard. Book is very good++ with quite bright boards. Contents good. The wrapper is good++ and quite bright. Major loss to spine. Edges rubbed and creased. A long closed tear with crease. More images can be sent upon request. Ref17419

E.P. Dutton and Company, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. good, wear to extrems, light soiling and scuffs to boards, slightly cocked, binding weak in places, light foxing on the FFEPs, for the most part the pages are bright with very little foxing. Gilt lettering, green covers, spine lettering is faded. The dust jacket is Good-- with a sizable chip out of the head of the spine and each corner. Also faded. In a protective acetate. .

UK: Methuen, 1969. First Edition . Decorative Cloth. Very Good/Very Good++. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ernest Shepard SIGNED. 1st Edition 1969.Signed by Ernest Shepard to inner page. A new edition with extracts from Winnie the Pooh, House at Pooh Corner, When We Were Young and Now We Are Six. Illustrated throughout by Shepard with existing and new illustrations. Book is very good with quite bright boards. Boards lightly marked in places. Contents good. Pages lightly marked. The wrapper is very good++ and bright. Light edge rubbing. More images can be sent upon request. ReF 17479/17438

Used-Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket) 1st edition, 1926. No inscriptions. Green buckram cloth with gilt lettering on spine and gilt decoration on front board; small damp stains at corners; corners and spine head/foot a bit bumped and worn; spine slightly darkened. Endpapers a little yellowed. Scuffed ink stains on first blank page and front free endpaper verso. A few small marks internally but largely pages clean and bright.

UK: Eyre and Methuen, 1975. First Edition . Original Cloth. Very Good ++/Very Good++. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1st Edition 2nd Imp 1975. Flat signed by Christopher Milne to title page. (Christopher Robin) A lovely book by A A Milne's son and his life with the world of Pooh. Book is very good++ and bright. Contents good. Slight thinning to endpaper top. with a long inscription to endpaper. The wrapper is very good++ and bright. Uncommon edition especially signed by Milne. A must for any collector of Milne or Pooh books. More images can be taken upon request. Ref16809

London: Methuen, 1926. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Octavo. E H Shepard. pp XVI, 158. 1st owner bookplate to FEP, end papers grubby, rebacked, otherwise very good. Lower board marked.

Used-Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket) 1st edition, 1926. No inscriptions. Green buckram cloth with gilt lettering on spine and gilt decoration on front board; small damp stains at corners; corners and spine head/foot a bit bumped and worn; spine slightly darkened. Endpapers a little yellowed. Scuffed ink stains on first blank page and front free endpaper verso. A few small marks internally but largely pages clean and bright.

First American edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's green cloth with gilt stamping. Very Good+ with light wear to extremities and light rubbing to gilt stamping. Evidence of bookplate removal and bookseller ticket to front pastedown, contemporary former owner penciled gift inscription to half-title page, pages tanned with an occasional spot of soiling, and hinge at recto of rear endsheet is slightly exposed, small spot of abrasion to both the rear free endsheet and pastedown. A nice copy of the classic children's book.

First American edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's green cloth with gilt stamping. Very Good+ with light wear to extremities and light rubbing to gilt stamping. Evidence of bookplate removal and bookseller ticket to front pastedown, contemporary former owner penciled gift inscription to half-title page, pages tanned with an occasional spot of soiling, and hinge at recto of rear endsheet is slightly exposed, small spot of abrasion to both the rear free endsheet and pastedown. A nice copy of the classic children's book.

HBDJ, 1977, 1ST EDITION THUS, REPRINT, VG-/VG+ ,Small brown cloth with 2 Gilt Figures on front, 5 X 7 1/2 IN ,159 PGS , Signed and dedicated during a book signing visit to The Harbour Bookshop (which Milne owned with his wife since 1951) in 1979, B/W Illustrated Endpapers & FRONTISPIECE ,Adventure in Forest OF WINNIE THE POOH TOGETHER WITH SOME OF THE SONGS WHICH PooH BEAR made Up & Sang to Himself as he went Along, Christopher Robin is Here & THEIR MANY FRIENDS WHO ARE INTRODUCED for the 1st Time, Piglet, Rabbit & Owl, Kanga & Roo, & Not forgetting for he would be very Upset, Eeyore

HBDJ, 1st edition, SEPTEMBER 1928, 34th printing, Same Month As First. released in the same year as the London edition, ,Hardcover. BK VG-/GOOD+ DJ WITH TINY TEARS CHIPS EXTREMITIES, FEW PGS HAVE BLANK MARGIN EDGE CHIPS , though all printings starting with the first, were printed in the same month and year, . Covers a LITELY worn WH GILT READABLE ON FRONT CVR . Name written inside front cover and behind front endpaper. Front hinge starting to crack. In SLIGHTLYworn and chipped dust jacket. 7 3/4 X 5 3/4 IN. Approx , SMALL RED PINKISH CVR with Christopher Robin and Tigger in gilt, rrible, for what it's worth. 2 former owner names and an address crossed out on front endpapers. 178 pgs , In this collection, we learn that the "house" of the title is Eeyore's, which is (re)built by Piglet and Pooh; that Tigger does not like honey; and that while young Christopher Robin must go off to boarding school, the enchanted place of Pooh and his friends will always be waiting for him. The last of the four books in the Pooh series. Milne had bought his son a stuffed tiger, "Tigger"

Methuen & Co Ltd, 1926. 1st Edition. Hardcover. NF/VG++. SHEPARD, Ernest H.. 1st Edition, 12.5 x 19.5 cm green cloth with gilt stamped vignette of Pooh and Christopher Robin to the front within a single lined border and titles to the spine. Top edge gilt, Hundred Acre Wood map endpapers, [xiv] 58(2)pp with black and white illustrations by E H Shepard throughout. In original first state dust jacket priced at 7/6 and with the advert for the 117th Thousand of When We Were Very Young on the rear flap. The boards are clean and bright with just a touch of pushing to three of the four corners and to the spine tips. There is a tiny proud dot two thirds of the way down on the left of the front board (1.5cms in from the gilt rule) and a small ding at the bottom edge of the rear board Internally very clean, without name, inscription or bookplate and just a strip of toning/acid migration to the free endpapers where the dust jacket does not reach, noting a single 2mm spot at the bottom of the recto of the illustration preceding chapter 1. There are a few light spots along the fore edge of the text block. The binding is very firm and square with no cracks. The dust jacket which is now protected in a removable, clear cover (not shown) is much cleaner than is usually found with uniform toning that is more evident to the spine. There is a little rubbing to the corners and spine tips with minor loss to the corners on the front panel and of up to 3mm on the head of the spine which does not affect the titles. The foot of the spine has a very small triangular chip measuring 5 x 3mm. All in all a lovely looking clean 1st Edition copy in an excellent original, unrestored dust jacket. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

First British edition, first printing. Publisher's green cloth decorated in gilt on upper board and spine. Near Fine with small scratch to rear board, endsheets offset from jacket flaps. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with "117th Thousand" on rear flap, with darkening to spine and lighter so to edges, light edge wear, small chips to corners and top of spine. A lovely copy of this classic children's book.

London: Methuen & Co, 1926. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First British edition, first printing. Publisher's green cloth decorated in gilt on upper board and spine. Near Fine with small scratch to rear board, endsheets offset from jacket flaps. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with "117th Thousand" on rear flap, with darkening to spine and lighter so to edges, light edge wear, small chips to corners and top of spine. A lovely copy of this classic children's book.

First American edition, first printing. Signed by A. A. Milne on the half-title page and inscribed "And if you lose it, Davy Boyd, the author will be much annoyed. A. A. Milne. Nov: 1931." Bound in publisher's green cloth decorated in gilt; lacking the dust jacket. Very Good with cloth lightly edge worn, gilt moderately rubbed on front cover and completely rubbed on the spine. Wrinkle to cloth on rear cover. Pages toned, one corner creased, and several pages lightly marked. A nice copy of the children's classic, inscribed by the author.

A complete set of all four Winnie the Pooh books, all first British trade editions, all first printings, with a card signed by A. A. Milne adhered to the front paste down of When We Were Young. All four volumes are in publisher's original cloth (royal blue, dark green, maroon and pink) and stamped in gilt, with top edges gilt, lacking the dust jackets; housed in a custom cloth slipcase. Volumes average Very Good, with light wear and soiling, uneven sunning to two volumes, former owner names to front, foxing to textblock edge and toning to pages, endsheets browned. Strip of adhesive remnant to front paste down above where Milne's signature is adhered. A lovely set.

Methuen & Co., Ltd, London, 1928. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. A complete set of the first, UK trade editions for all four "Pooh" books. "When We Were Very Young" is the first edition, second issue, with "IX" on the table of contents page. Otherwise all books and jackets are pure first editions. Condition ranges from very good to good, as shown in photos. More photos available on request. "Winnie The Pooh" has been listed on the New York Public Library's 100 greatest children's books of the century and the Ashdown Forest, where the stories take place, has become a tourist attraction as a result. "I think Pooh's secret is the kindness and generosity of spirit of the characters toward each other." (Jeanne Lamb, NY Public Library). Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.

A scarce, signed first Tauchnitz edition of A A Milne's classic children's novel 'Winnie-The-Pooh'. Signed by both Milne and E H Shepard to the title page. Shepard's signature is dated 1933. A superior copy of this Tauchnitz edition, which was published several years after Methuen's first edition of 1926. Â Milne was a prolific author and is now best-remembered for his creation of Winnie-The-Pooh and his many friends. This is the first collection of stories containing Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, Owl, Rabbit, Kanga and Roo. Tigger did not appear until 'The House at Pooh Corner'. Â A charming collection of ten children's stories featuring this famous character. To this collection there are classic tales such as when Winnie gets stuck in Rabbit's door, Piglet meeting a Heffalump, and Pooh meeting some bees. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, in an excellent condition. Minor shelf-wear to the extremities. Repairs to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright. Occasional light spots to pages. Near Fine.

London: Methuen & Co., 1924-1928. First trade editions of all four titles. Very Good. 20 cm; four separate volumes as issued, in original dust jackets. Top edges gilt. Sound copies, without significant blemishes (some discoloration to endleaves, some ownership incriptions on endleaves or blanks). Dust jackets good only, spines darkened, with loss at crown, heel, and upper panel on Now We Are Six and When We Were Very Young; at crown on the House at Pooh Corner and Winnie the Pooh. Dust jacket edges variously frayed, with bit of stain along top edge of Winnie the Pooh. Protected from deterioration in Brodart. Please see images. The beloved set of four, all in first editions: When We Were Very Young (1924) in blue cloth, plain end papers, with no pagination on p. ix; Winnie the Pooh (1926) in green cloth, with map end papers, in orange (ish) dust jacket; Now We Are Six (1927) in red-rose cloth, with pink end papers illustrated in blue and light green dust jacket; and the House at Pooh Corners (1928) in salmon cloth, and salmon end papers with illustrations printed in black, peach-colored dust jacket. See John R. Payne, "Four Children's Books by A. A. Milne" in Studies in Bibliography 23 (1970) 127-139.

First British edition, first printing. Publisher's green cloth decorated in gilt on upper board and spine. Near Fine with small scratch to rear board, endsheets offset from jacket flaps. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with "117th Thousand" on rear flap, with darkening to spine and lighter so to edges, light edge wear, small chips to corners and top of spine. A lovely copy of this classic children's book.

First editions of each work in Milne's wonderful Pooh quartet. Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt, pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt. Illustrated by Ernest Shepard. Each book is fine in a very good dust jacket with some loss and wear to the crown and foot of the spine, as is typically seen. Housed in a custom slipcase. Small ownership name to When We Were Very Young, bookplate to The House At Pooh Corner.

Methuen & Co., Ltd, London, 1928. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. A complete set of the first, UK trade editions for all four "Pooh" books. "When We Were Very Young" is the first edition, second issue, with "IX" on the table of contents page. Otherwise all books and jackets are pure first editions. Condition ranges from very good to good, as shown in photos. More photos available on request. "Winnie The Pooh" has been listed on the New York Public Library's 100 greatest children's books of the century and the Ashdown Forest, where the stories take place, has become a tourist attraction as a result. "I think Pooh's secret is the kindness and generosity of spirit of the characters toward each other." (Jeanne Lamb, NY Public Library). Previous owner's writing on front free end paper. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.

A complete set of all four Winnie the Pooh books, all first British trade editions, all first printings, with a card signed by A. A. Milne adhered to the front paste down of When We Were Young. All four volumes are in publisher's original cloth (royal blue, dark green, maroon and pink) and stamped in gilt, with top edges gilt, lacking the dust jackets; housed in a custom cloth slipcase. Volumes average Very Good, with light wear and soiling, uneven sunning to two volumes, former owner names to front, foxing to textblock edge and toning to pages, endsheets browned. Strip of adhesive remnant to front paste down above where Milne's signature is adhered. A lovely set.

First American edition, first printing. Signed by A. A. Milne on the half-title page and inscribed "And if you lose it, Davy Boyd, the author will be much annoyed. A. A. Milne. Nov: 1931." Bound in publisher's green cloth decorated in gilt; lacking the dust jacket. Very Good with cloth lightly edge worn, gilt moderately rubbed on front cover and completely rubbed on the spine. Wrinkle to cloth on rear cover. Pages toned, one corner creased, and several pages lightly marked. A nice copy of the children's classic, inscribed by the author.

Methuen & Co., Ltd, London, 1928. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A complete set of the first, UK trade editions for all four "Pooh" books. "When We Were Very Young" is the first edition, second issue, with "IX" on the table of contents page. Otherwise all books and jackets are pure first editions. Condition ranges from near fine to very good, as shown in photos. More photos available on request. "Winnie The Pooh" has been listed on the New York Public Library's 100 greatest children's books of the century and the Ashdown Forest, where the stories take place, has become a tourist attraction as a result. "I think Pooh's secret is the kindness and generosity of spirit of the characters toward each other." (Jeanne Lamb, NY Public Library). Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.

London: Methuen, 1924. First editions. hardcover. Very good/Very good. All four book in the series, all first edition in very good dust jackets. Housed in a custom-made slipcase.

1926, 1927, 1928. Three volumes, all first edition, first printing. All Fine, in Near Fine dust jackets, with top and bottom corners of front flaps clipped, and light toning to the spine panels, slight soiling. Winnie the Pooh: Small vintage bookseller ticket to front paste down, toning to endsheets. In first issue dust jacket with "117th Thousand" at the top of the rear flap, with two faint blue lines running horizontally at top third and bottom sixth of jacket, light crimping at top edge of front panel and very small losses at the top of the flap folds. Now We Are Six: Spine cloth faintly darkened. In first issue dust jacket with Winnie the Pooh listed at 70th Thousand and Fourth Edition on rear jacket flap; jacket has an L shaped teat at the top front spine joint extending across the spine and affecting the word "Are" in the title. The House at Pooh Corner: Toning to endsheets, and a light crimp to dust jacket at foot of spine, else a very sharp and bright copy in a first issue dust jacket with a price on the spine and "179th Thousand" on rear flap. While not complete (lacking the first book in the series When We Were Very Young), an honest and true set, with dust jacket spines uniformly sunned, with volumes not married or packaged together in modern times. A beautiful and bright set, in much nicer shape than as normally found in.

London: Methuen and Co, 1926. First Edition. Fine/Near Fine. 1926, 1927, 1928. Three volumes, all first edition, first printing. All Fine, in Near Fine dust jackets, with top and bottom corners of front flaps clipped, and light toning to the spine panels, slight soiling. Winnie the Pooh: Small vintage bookseller ticket to front paste down, toning to endsheets. In first issue dust jacket with "117th Thousand" at the top of the rear flap, with two faint blue lines running horizontally at top third and bottom sixth of jacket, light crimping at top edge of front panel and very small losses at the top of the flap folds. Now We Are Six: Spine cloth faintly darkened. In first issue dust jacket with Winnie the Pooh listed at 70th Thousand and Fourth Edition on rear jacket flap; jacket has an L shaped teat at the top front spine joint extending across the spine and affecting the word "Are" in the title. The House at Pooh Corner: Toning to endsheets, and a light crimp to dust jacket at foot of spine, else a very sharp and bright copy in a first issue dust jacket with a price on the spine and "179th Thousand" on rear flap. While not complete (lacking the first book in the series When We Were Very Young), an honest and true set, with dust jacket spines uniformly sunned, with volumes not married or packaged together in modern times. A beautiful and bright set, in much nicer shape than as normally found in.

Methuen & Co., Ltd, London, 1928. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A complete set of the first, UK trade editions for all four "Pooh" books. "When We Were Very Young" is the first edition, second issue, with "IX" on the table of contents page. Otherwise all books and jackets are pure first editions. Condition ranges from near fine to very good, as shown in photos. More photos available on request. "Winnie The Pooh" has been listed on the New York Public Library's 100 greatest children's books of the century and the Ashdown Forest, where the stories take place, has become a tourist attraction as a result. "I think Pooh's secret is the kindness and generosity of spirit of the characters toward each other." (Jeanne Lamb, NY Public Library). Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.

A scarce, signed first Tauchnitz edition of A A Milne's classic children's novel 'Winnie-The-Pooh'. Signed by both Milne and E H Shepard to the title page. Shepard's signature is dated 1933. A superior copy of this Tauchnitz edition, which was published several years after Methuen's first edition of 1926. Â Milne was a prolific author and is now best-remembered for his creation of Winnie-The-Pooh and his many friends. This is the first collection of stories containing Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, Owl, Rabbit, Kanga and Roo. Tigger did not appear until 'The House at Pooh Corner'. Â A charming collection of ten children's stories featuring this famous character. To this collection there are classic tales such as when Winnie gets stuck in Rabbit's door, Piglet meeting a Heffalump, and Pooh meeting some bees. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, in an excellent condition. Minor shelf-wear to the extremities. Repairs to the head of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright. Occasional light spots to pages. Near Fine.

London: Methuen, 1928. Overall near fine in very good to near-fine jackets.. A beautiful collection of first editions of the Pooh Books, all in original dust jackets. In 1933 Compton Mackenzie described the publication of the first Pooh Book, WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG as marking "an epoch as positively as any children's book has ever marked one. It is not extravagant to surmise that a distant posterity may find in that volume of children's verse a key with which to unlock the present more easily than with any contemporary novel, poem, or play" (quoted in Thwaite). The series is an evocative reflection of English childhood in the 1920s, yet transcends the time and place of its making for each new generation to discover and fall for. 4 volumes, 7.5'' x 5'' each. Blue, green, red and pink cloths. In original color printed dust jackets. Top edges gilt. WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG has page ix, not the very rare first state. Housed in custom cloth covers with leather spine labels (VERY YOUNG label misdated 1926). Books solidly near-fine or better, with some offsetting around the firm hinges; ink gift inscription in VERY YOUNG, POOH CORNER with slight lean. Jacket of VERY YOUNG with light chipping at spine extremities, touch of expert repair to head, and faint stain around upper joint; jackets of WINNIE and SIX are sunned on spines with a bit of wear to heads of spines (barely visible repair on SIX); POOH CORNER jacket stunning.

London: Methuen & Co, 1926. SHEPARD, Ernest H.. . Winnie-the-Pooh. With decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. London: Methuen & Co., 1926. Full Description: MILNE, A[lan] A[lexander]. Winnie-the-Pooh. With decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. London: Methuen & Co., [1926]. First edition. One of 350 copies on handmade paper, signed by the author and illustrator, this being number 21. Small quarto (8 3/4 x 7 inches; 22 x 180 mm). xi, [1, blank], [4], 158, [2] pp. Folding map at end. Numerous illustrations in the text. A two page manuscript letter signed by Ernest Shepard laid in. Letter is on blue stationary in blue ink, with manuscript on recto and verso. Letter is dated 12: Dec: 52 and is addressed to "Frank." In the letter he discusses some verses Frank has send Shepard to show to the Editor of Punch. They were found to be too conventional for the magazine but Shepard says that he thought well of them and he should try at other magazines or papers. Original quarter dark blue cloth over light blue boards with printed paper label on front cover. Edges uncut. Some very light sunning to front board. Corners slightly rubbed. Some off-setting to endpapers from dust-jacket as usual. In original dust jacket. Jacket spine and edges lightly browned and with minor rubbing. Some small repairs to the inside of the jacket along spine edges and to top of spine. Overall, a near fine copy, in a very good jacket. Housed in a full blue morocco clamshell. HBS 69131. $15,000.

London: Methuen, 1926. First edition. Near fine in near fine jacket.. Signed limited large paper copy, one of only 350 numbered copies signed by Milne and Shepard, of the first book of Pooh prose stories. In Milne's first book of children's verse, WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG (1924), the silly old bear appears in only a couple poems and does not yet have a name. After that book's smashing success, Milne was encouraged by his wife to write down some of the bedtime stories he made up for his son about his favorite toys. Here we get many of the best loved stories from the Hundred Acre Wood: Piglet meets a Heffalump, Eeyore has a birthday, and Pooh runs out of honey. This is a beautiful copy of the deluxe signed edition. 8.75'' x 7''. Original quarter blue cloth, light blue paper boards. In original blue printed dust jacket. Illustrated by Shepard in black and white throughout; folding map at rear. Printed on handmade paper. xvi, 158, [2] pages. Signed by Milne and Shepard on limitation page. Small bump and rub on lower corner, expected offsetting to endpapers, else beautiful. Jacket with toning to spine and some light soil and wear.

London: Methuen and Co., 1924 - 1928. First Editions (When We Were Very Young is 1st edition, second state with "ix" on Contents page), Four volumes. With wonderful line drawings throughout, illustrated by E. H. Shepard.When We Were Very Young, published in 1924, first trade edition, second state, NF copy with light wear to extremities in VG dustwrapper with a tanned spine, miniscule chip out of top left of spine, navy cloth boards with gilt lettering and gilt vignettes to front and back covers, 100 pps, one of 4,500 copies printed in the first edition, which sold out in the first week.Winnie-the-Pooh, published in 1926, first trade edition, NF copy in a NF first issue dustwrapper with 117th thousand marked on back flap is bright and complete (does have small wrinkle on back which is not a tear) with minor dustiness, green cloth boards with gilt lettering and vignettes of Christopher Robin and Winnie the Pooh, illustrated end papers with map of 100 Aker Wood and numerous line drawings throughout the book of Pooh and his friends, 158 pps.Now We Are Six, published in 1927, first trade edition, NF in first state VG dustwrapper with 7/6 price on the spine, back panel has a one-inch tear and slight chips to head and tail of spine, PO name on verso of FFEP, maroon cloth with gilt lettering and vignette of Christopher Robin playing with a train engine on front and Pooh and Piglet on back, 103 pps.The House at Pooh Corner, published 1928, first trade edition, NF copy in VG first issue dustwrapper (back flap contains an ad for When We Were Very Young, stating it is in its 179th Thousand), small one-half inch tear to front of dustwrapper at the top in the middle and a small gouge (paper still present) to bottom right corner, salmon cloth boards with gilt lettering and vignette, small prior bookshop label to rear endpaper, 179 pps

With decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. Winnie-the-Pooh. With decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. London: Methuen & Co., 1926. Full Description: MILNE, A[lan] A[lexander]. Winnie-the-Pooh. With decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. London: Methuen & Co., [1926]. First edition. One of 350 copies on handmade paper, signed by the author and illustrator, this being number 21. Small quarto (8 3/4 x 7 inches; 22 x 180 mm). xi, [1, blank], [4], 158, [2] pp. Folding map at end. Numerous illustrations in the text. A two page manuscript letter signed by Ernest Shepard laid in. Letter is on blue stationary in blue ink, with manuscript on recto and verso. Letter is dated 12: Dec: 52 and is addressed to "Frank." In the letter he discusses some verses Frank has send Shepard to show to the Editor of Punch. They were found to be too conventional for the magazine but Shepard says that he thought well of them and he should try at other magazines or papers. Original quarter dark blue cloth over light blue boards with printed paper label on front cover. Edges uncut. Some very light sunning to front board. Corners slightly rubbed. Some off-setting to endpapers from dust-jacket as usual. In original dust jacket. Jacket spine and edges lightly browned and with minor rubbing. Some small repairs to the inside of the jacket along spine edges and to top of spine. Overall, a near fine copy, in a very good jacket. Housed in a full blue morocco clamshell. HBS 69131. $15, 000.

Methuen & Co., Ltd, London, 1924. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A handsome set, all first editions, first issues (no "IX" in 1st book), in near fine dust jackets. Housed in a custom-made case.

First editions of each work in Milne's wonderful Pooh quartet. Octavo, original cloth decorated in gilt, pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt. Illustrated by Ernest Shepard. Each book is fine in a very good dust jacket with some loss and wear to the crown and foot of the spine, as is typically seen. Housed in a custom slipcase. Small ownership name to When We Were Very Young, bookplate to The House At Pooh Corner.

Methuen & Co., Ltd, London, 1928. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A complete set of the first, UK trade editions for all four "Pooh" books. "When We Were Very Young" is the first issue, without "IX" on the table of contents page. All books and jackets are correct first editions. Condition ranges from near fine to very good, as shown in photos. More photos available on request. "Winnie The Pooh" has been listed on the New York Public Library's 100 greatest children's books of the century and the Ashdown Forest, where the stories take place, has become a tourist attraction as a result. "I think Pooh's secret is the kindness and generosity of spirit of the characters toward each other." (Jeanne Lamb, NY Public Library). Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase.

1926, 1927, 1928. Three volumes, all first edition, first printing. All Fine, in Near Fine dust jackets, with top and bottom corners of front flaps clipped, and light toning to the spine panels, slight soiling. Winnie the Pooh: Small vintage bookseller ticket to front paste down, toning to endsheets. In first issue dust jacket with "117th Thousand" at the top of the rear flap, with two faint blue lines running horizontally at top third and bottom sixth of jacket, light crimping at top edge of front panel and very small losses at the top of the flap folds. Now We Are Six: Spine cloth faintly darkened. In first issue dust jacket with Winnie the Pooh listed at 70th Thousand and Fourth Edition on rear jacket flap; jacket has an L shaped teat at the top front spine joint extending across the spine and affecting the word "Are" in the title. The House at Pooh Corner: Toning to endsheets, and a light crimp to dust jacket at foot of spine, else a very sharp and bright copy in a first issue dust jacket with a price on the spine and "179th Thousand" on rear flap. While not complete (lacking the first book in the series When We Were Very Young), an honest and true set, with dust jacket spines uniformly sunned, with volumes not married or packaged together in modern times. A beautiful and bright set, in much nicer shape than as normally found in.

First editions of each work in Milne's wonderful Pooh quartet. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt. Winnie the Pooh is signed by A.A. Milne on the title page. When We Were Very Young if a first edition, second issue as usual with page ix numbered. Each are fine in very good dust jackets with some loss and wear to the extremities and light toning. Illustrated by Ernest Shepard. An exceptional set, most rare and desirable with Winnie the Pooh signed by Milne.

With decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. Winnie-the-Pooh. With decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. London: Methuen & Co., 1926. Full Description: MILNE, A[lan] A[lexander]. Winnie-the-Pooh. With decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. London: Methuen & Co., [1926]. First edition. One of 350 copies on handmade paper, signed by the author and illustrator, this being number 21. Small quarto (8 3/4 x 7 inches; 22 x 180 mm). xi, [1, blank], [4], 158, [2] pp. Folding map at end. Numerous illustrations in the text. A two page manuscript letter signed by Ernest Shepard laid in. Letter is on blue stationary in blue ink, with manuscript on recto and verso. Letter is dated 12: Dec: 52 and is addressed to "Frank." In the letter he discusses some verses Frank has send Shepard to show to the Editor of Punch. They were found to be too conventional for the magazine but Shepard says that he thought well of them and he should try at other magazines or papers. Original quarter dark blue cloth over light blue boards with printed paper label on front cover. Edges uncut. Some very light sunning to front board. Corners slightly rubbed. Some off-setting to endpapers from dust-jacket as usual. In original dust jacket. Jacket spine and edges lightly browned and with minor rubbing. Some small repairs to the inside of the jacket along spine edges and to top of spine. Overall, a near fine copy, in a very good jacket. Housed in a full blue morocco clamshell. HBS 69131. $15, 000.

First editions of each work in Milne's wonderful Pooh quartet. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt. Each are fine in near fine to fine dust jackets. Illustrated by Ernest Shepard. Housed in a custom full morocco clamshell box with Winnie the Pooh inlay to the front panel. An exceptional set, most rare and desirable in this condition.

London: Methuen, 1928. First editions. Overall fine in near-fine jackets.. Complete set of first editions of the Pooh Books, all in original dust jackets, with WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG signed by Milne and Shepard. In 1933 Compton Mackenzie described the publication of the first Pooh Book, WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG as marking "an epoch as positively as any children's book has ever marked one. It is not extravagant to surmise that a distant posterity may find in that volume of children's verse a key with which to unlock the present more easily than with any contemporary novel, poem, or play" (quoted in Thwaite). The series is an evocative reflection of English childhood in the 1920s, yet transcends the time and place of its making for each new generation to discover - and fall for. As the first book in the series, WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG is the most difficult to find signed, making this an especially desirable set. 4 volumes, 7.5'' x 5'' each. Original blue, green, red and pink cloths. In original color printed dust jackets. Top edges gilt. WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG has page ix, not the very rare first state. Signed by Milne and Shepard on title page of WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG. Contemporary Methuen ad laid into SIX. Housed in beautiful blue goatskin box with in-laid Pooh design on front board. Books all fine, with only a bit of the typical offsetting in the gutter: Firm hinges, fresh cloth, clean text, no inscriptions. Jackets range fine (WINNIE-THE-POOH) to very good (HOUSE, with some small chips to spine ends not affecting text and a long closed tear to front joint); WWVY and SIX solidly near fine with only a bit of shallow chipping and touch of toning to spine of SIX: else little soil or sunning.

First editions of each work in Milne's wonderful Pooh quartet. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt. Winnie the Pooh is signed by A.A. Milne on the title page. When We Were Very Young if a first edition, second issue as usual with page ix numbered. Each are fine in very good dust jackets with some loss and wear to the extremities and light toning. Illustrated by Ernest Shepard. An exceptional set, most rare and desirable with Winnie the Pooh signed by Milne.

First editions of each work in Milne's wonderful Pooh quartet. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt. Each are fine in near fine to fine dust jackets. Illustrated by Ernest Shepard. Housed in a custom full morocco clamshell box with Winnie the Pooh inlay to the front panel. An exceptional set, most rare and desirable in this condition.

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co, 1926. First Edition. Very Fine/Very Fine. An unbelievably superb copy of the first American edition, signed limited issue. One of 200 numbered copies in the large paper issue printed on Japanese vellum, signed by both A. A. Milne and E. H. Shepard on limitation leaf at front. [xiv], 159, [3, blank] pp. Publisher's pink paper over boards with blue cloth spine, pink paper spine label; in publisher's original glassine and box. Very Fine in a dust jacket with a short closed tear to the top edge of the front panel, still also Very Fine. So fresh and sharp, the book and dust jacket appear as if brand new. In original glassine, which is toned and largely intact except for one flap, which is largely detached in two segments, both present. In a Very Good+ publisher's box is stained and toned, with splits to two corners. All housed in a custom folding case, in which the glassine is stored in a paper folder. An incredible survival of a book uncommon in such superlative condition. Quite a marvel to behold.