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Winnie-the-Pooh A.A. Milne Methuen and Company Ltd.
Romance
Children's Literature
Classic Literature
USD$1,850

Description

VERY RARE 1st Deluxe Edition & 1st printing of the famous children's classic. This edition was published shortly after the first "regular" hardcover edition of the book. It was followed by the green 2nd Deluxe Edition later in the same year due to overwhelming demand. [ATTRIBUTES:] 185x125mm, 158pp. Red leather hardcover with gilt illustration of Christopher Robin "shushing" Pooh, inside golden borders. Spine also illustrated in gold. All page edges gilt. [CONDITION:] Spine surface tattered and broken with a few small pieces missing, otherwise repaired. Pen inscription by previous owner, dated 1926, on front white-page. [SUMMARY:] An extremely rare and valuable copy of a classic masterpiece, with some unfortunate damage to the spine but otherwise in very good condition for its age. The book is in : English.

About Winnie-the-Pooh

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.