Lot 68
  • 68

Milne, A. A.

Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description

Winnie-the-Pooh. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1926 — The House at Pooh Corner. London: Methuen, 1928



In 4s (both 8 3/4 x 7 in.; 223 x 178 mm). Winnie-the-Pooh: Pink pictorial boards, lavender cloth spine, printed paper spine label, pinke endpapers, pink pictorial dust-jacket; light browning to endpapers, spine of dust-jacket faded to tan. The House at Pooh Corner: White paper boards, printed paper label on upper cover, blue cloth spine, printed pale blue dust-jacket; light browning to endpapers, dust-jacket a trifle faded. Blue cloth chemise and blue morocco-backed slipcase.

Provenance

Winnie-the-Pooh: Ralph Vallone, Jr. (bookplate); The House at Pooh Corner: Crosby Gaige (bookplate) — Ralph Vallone, Jr. (bookplate)

Condition

In 4s (both 8 3/4 x 7 in.; 223 x 178 mm). Winnie-the-Pooh: Pink pictorial boards, lavender cloth spine, printed paper spine label, pinke endpapers, pink pictorial dust-jacket; light browning to endpapers, spine of dust-jacket faded to tan. The House at Pooh Corner: White paper boards, printed paper label on upper cover, blue cloth spine, printed pale blue dust-jacket; light browning to endpapers, dust-jacket a trifle faded.
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Catalogue Note

Limited editions, both signed by Milne and Shepard. Winnie-the-Pooh is copy 19 of 200 large-paper copies printed on japan vellum. The House at Pooh Corner is copy 246 from an edition of 350 printed on handmade paper and is uncut. Very fine copies.