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FIRST UK EDITION, FIRST PRINT; cloth-bound, hardcover, octavo (19.5 x 12.5 x 1.5 cm), pp. xi, [1], [2], 158, [2]. English text, numerous illustrations throughout by Ernest H. Shepard. Bound in publisher's original green cloth with gilt titles and decoration, top edge gilt, other edges uneven, illustrated endpapers with map design. Printed by Jarrolds and sons Ltd. Condition: NEAR FINE. Binding tight and secure with the joints and hinges perfectly intact. Trivial bumping to spine ends, the points and edges remaining sharp. Covers and contents largely very clean. Small previous ownership name and date neatly inked to front endpaper. Lacking dust jacket. Notes: First printing, with "First published in 1926" on the copyright page.

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.