MILNE, Alan Alexander (1882-1956). When We Were Very Young . London: Methuen & Co., 1924. -- Winnie-the-Pooh . London: Methuen & Co., 1926. -- Now We are Six . London: Methuen & Co., 1927. -- The House at Pooh Corner . London: Methuen & Co., 1928.
MILNE, Alan Alexander (1882-1956). When We Were Very Young . London: Methuen & Co., 1924. -- Winnie-the-Pooh . London: Methuen & Co., 1926. -- Now We are Six . London: Methuen & Co., 1927. -- The House at Pooh Corner . London: Methuen & Co., 1928. Together 4 volumes, 8 o . Illustrated by Ernest Shephard. Original gilt-decorated cloth, top edges gilt; pictorial dust jackets (the first somewhat soiled and with a few chips, a few other nicks at ends of spine panels). FIRST EDITIONS OF THE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN BOOKS. Milne began the poems in When We Were Very Young for his son Christopher Robin. They had originally appeared in Punch magazine and, to the shock of Milne and Methuen, the book sold out on publication day. It was an unqualified success, quoted, recited, and parodied everywhere. Milne's based the stories of his second major book Winnie-the-Pooh on a set of stuffed animals Christopher Robin (called "Billy Moon" in the family) owned. (4)
MILNE, Alan Alexander (1882-1956). When We Were Very Young . London: Methuen & Co., 1924. -- Winnie-the-Pooh . London: Methuen & Co., 1926. -- Now We are Six . London: Methuen & Co., 1927. -- The House at Pooh Corner . London: Methuen & Co., 1928.
MILNE, Alan Alexander (1882-1956). When We Were Very Young . London: Methuen & Co., 1924. -- Winnie-the-Pooh . London: Methuen & Co., 1926. -- Now We are Six . London: Methuen & Co., 1927. -- The House at Pooh Corner . London: Methuen & Co., 1928. Together 4 volumes, 8 o . Illustrated by Ernest Shephard. Original gilt-decorated cloth, top edges gilt; pictorial dust jackets (the first somewhat soiled and with a few chips, a few other nicks at ends of spine panels). FIRST EDITIONS OF THE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN BOOKS. Milne began the poems in When We Were Very Young for his son Christopher Robin. They had originally appeared in Punch magazine and, to the shock of Milne and Methuen, the book sold out on publication day. It was an unqualified success, quoted, recited, and parodied everywhere. Milne's based the stories of his second major book Winnie-the-Pooh on a set of stuffed animals Christopher Robin (called "Billy Moon" in the family) owned. (4)
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