A.A. Milne – THE COMPLETE WINNIE-THE-POOH ~ Comprising: When We Were Very Young, Winnie The Pooh, Now We Are Six and The House At Pooh Corner – All first edition, first printings 1924-7 – Methuen
£4,850.00
A set of all four Winnie-The-Pooh first edition, first printings published by Methuen between 1924 and 1927.
Comprising: ‘When We Were Very Young’ – A first edition, first printing published by Methuen in 1924. A very good book with some rubbing to the edges, spine tips and corners and some light handling marks to the front board. One name and date to the front endpaper. With ‘ix’ on the contents page. Containing the first appearance of Winnie-The-Pooh. ‘Winnie-The-Pooh’ – A first edition, first printing published by Methuen in 1926. A fine book without inscriptions. A superb, flawless example of the book. ‘Now We Are Six’ – A first edition, first printing published by Methuen in 1927. A near fine (or better) book without inscriptions. Some browning to the endpapers. Some rubbing to the edges and spine tips. ‘The House At Pooh Corner’ – A first edition, first printing published by Methuen in 1928. A near fine book. No inscriptions. Some light fading to the spine and some light wear to boards. Some off-setting to endpapers. With ephemeral advert for The Christopher Robin Calendar and When We Were Very Young Notepaper.
A very bright and attractive set of the true first printings and scarce as such.
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A set of all four Winnie-The-Pooh first edition, first printings published by Methuen between 1924 and 1927.
Comprising: ‘When We Were Very Young’ – A first edition, first printing published by Methuen in 1924. A very good book with some rubbing to the edges, spine tips and corners and some light handling marks to the front board. One name and date to the front endpaper. With ‘ix’ on the contents page. Containing the first appearance of Winnie-The-Pooh. ‘Winnie-The-Pooh’ – A first edition, first printing published by Methuen in 1926. A fine book without inscriptions. A superb, flawless example of the book. ‘Now We Are Six’ – A first edition, first printing published by Methuen in 1927. A near fine (or better) book without inscriptions. Some browning to the endpapers. Some rubbing to the edges and spine tips. ‘The House At Pooh Corner’ – A first edition, first printing published by Methuen in 1928. A near fine book. No inscriptions. Some light fading to the spine and some light wear to boards. Some off-setting to endpapers. With ephemeral advert for The Christopher Robin Calendar and When We Were Very Young Notepaper.
A very bright and attractive set of the true first printings and scarce as such.
