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New York: E. P. Dutton & Company, 1926. First American Edition. Very Good. 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.

Winnie-the-Pooh, also called Pooh Bear, is a fictional anthropomorphic teddy bear created by English author A.A. Milne. The first collection of stories about the character was the book 'Winnie-the-Pooh' (1926), and this was followed by 'The House at Pooh Corner' (1928). Milne also included a poem about the bear in the children's verse book 'When We Were Very Young' (1924) and many more in 'Now We Are Six' (1927). All four volumes were illustrated by E.H. Shepard.

The true first editions of 'Winnie-the-Pooh' were published by Methuen & Co. Ltd in London in 1926. They are characterized by a green cloth cover with gold gilt decorations and would not have a dust jacket. The book has the publisher's name on the spine and title page. Later editions may differ in terms of cover, imprint, and illustrations. True first editions can also be identified by errors on page ix, which list the second chapter as 'Chapter II. In which Pooh Goes Visiting and Gets into a Tight Place' – whereas it was eventually titled '…and Gets into a Tight Place'.