Winnie the Pooh MILNE, A.A. (1882-1956), [SHEPARD, Ernest H., illustrator] Published by London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1926 HARDCOVER. Very good condition.

Title: Winnie the Pooh

Publisher: London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1926

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: 1st Edition

FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo , pp.xii; [4] 158 [2]. Profusely illustrated in-text by Ernest Shepard. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine, and gilt decoration of Christopher Robin and Pooh on front cover. Top edge gilt; pictorial map endpapers. A gently used copy with no inscriptions, contents clean. Head and tail of spine with very minor rubbing. A few minuscule blemishes on the back cover. 14 x 20 cm. Original bottle green cloth (very kindly handled. Very good indeed).

The classic first collection of Winnie the Pooh stories, set in the fictional Hundred Acre Wood around Milne's home in Ashdown Forest, East Sussex. On its publication in 1926 Winnie the Pooh was met with enthusiastic reviews and remains a classic of its genre.

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