Lot 75
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Milne, A.A. - E.H. Shepard

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4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description

  • Milne, A.A. - E.H. Shepard
  • Group of 4 volumes.
  • ink, paper
- The House at Pooh corner. New York, Dutton, 1928. Limited large paper edition, illustrations by E.H. Shepard, copy 13/250, signed by Milne and Shepard. 8vo, publisher's half green cloth and pictorial yellow paper-covered boards, spine label, original glassine, publisher's printed cardboard box; box browned, with loss. Uncut copy. 

- The Christopher Robin Story Book. New York, Dutton, 1929. Large paper limited edition, illustrated by E.H. Shepard, copy 13/300, signed by Milne and Shepard. 8vo, publisher's half green cloth and pictorial salmon paper-covered boards, spine label, publisher's printed cardboard box; box faded with scattered spotting. Uncut copy. 



- By way of Introduction. New York, Dutton, 1929. First edition, one of the 166 copies on large paper, signed by Milne. 8vo, publisher's cloth-backed decorative paper-covered board, gilt lettered, publisher's board slipcase. Modern half blue morocco box. 



- The Christopher Robin Verses. London, Methuen, 1932. First edition, 12 colour plates and illustrations by E.H. Shepard, publisher's pictorial gilt blue cloth; dust-jacket missing, spine browned. Modern half blue morocco box. New York publisher's notice tipped in on the title page. 

Provenance

Elliott B Macrae