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English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations

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MILNE | Set of Winnie-the-Pooh books, 1925-28, leather bindings and publisher's boxes

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December 10, 03:23 PM GMT

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2,000 - 3,000 GBP

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MILNE, A.A.

Set of Winnie-the-Pooh books, in leather bindings and publisher’s boxes, Methuen and Co., 1925-1928, comprising:


i) When We Were Very Young. 1925, "tenth impression", original blue leather binding gilt, original glassine; ii) Winnie-the-Pooh. 1926, FIRST EDITION, original olive green leather binding gilt, original glassine; iii) Now We Are Six. 1927, FIRST EDITION, original olive green leather binding gilt, original glassine; iv) The House at Pooh Corner. 1928, FIRST EDITION, original olive green leather binding gilt, original tissue paper, extremities of box very slightly worn; all 8vo, illustrations by E.H. Shepard, gilt edges, illustrated endpapers, ORIGINAL PUBLISHER’S BOXES, occasional light browning, some spotting to box labels


The standard editions were published in cloth at 7s.6d. For an extra three shillings, the publishers offered deluxe copies bound in high-quality roan and presented in a box. The condition of this set is fine.


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