A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first edition</a> of The House At Pooh Corner by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=A.A.+Milne&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A.A. Milne</a>, <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book?locale=en&amp;Book%20Type=Signed%2520and%2520Inscribed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">signed</a> by the illustrator <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=E.H.+Shepard&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">E.H. Shepard</a>, with an additional signed letter tipped in.<ul><li>A.A. Milne (English).</li><li>E.H. Shepard (English).</li><li>London: Methuen &amp; Co. Ltd., 1928.</li><li>Signed by the illustrator E. H. Shepard on the title page.</li><li>Bound in the publisher's original gilt stamped pink cloth, pictorial pastedowns and endpapers, top edge gilt.</li></ul> Tipped to the verso of the front endleaf is a one page signed letter by Shepard which reads: "28 November: 57Dear Mrs. McCreedy,I have heard from Miss George of the Oxford University Press that you are staying in the neighborhood. It will give great pleasure to my wife and to myself if you will come and see us. I would like to suggest Dec. 17th Tuesday, at 4 oclock, If your husband and daughter are able to come as well we shall bt most pleased,Yours SincerelyErnest H. Shepard"

The House At Pooh Corner | First Edition Signed by the Illustrator

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first edition</a>, first printing of <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Winnie+The+Pooh&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Winnie The Pooh</a> by A.A. Milne.<ul><li>A.A. Milne (English).</li><li>Illustrated by E.H. Shepard (English).</li><li>London: Methuen, 1926.</li><li>Illustrated, map endpapers.</li><li>Bound in the original publisher’s green pictorial cloth gilt, top edge gilt, in dust jacket with ‘7/6 Net’ to spine and ‘117th Thousand’ at the head of the rear flap.</li></ul> A timeless children’s classic about the gentle adventures of a loveable bear, Pooh, and his friends—Piglet, Tigger, Eeyore, and Christopher Robin—in the Hundred Acre Wood. Through simple stories and quiet humor, Milne captures themes of friendship, imagination, and kindness. Inspired by his son’s toys, the book’s charm and Ernest H. Shepard’s illustrations made it an enduring favourite, celebrating innocence, curiosity, and the joy of everyday life.

Winnie The Pooh | First Edition, First Printing

<a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">First Deluxe Edition</a>, <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book?Book%20Type=Signed%2520and%2520Inscribed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">signed</a> by both the author and illustrator.<ul><li>A.A. Milne (English).</li><li>E.H. Shepard (English).</li><li>London: Methuen &amp; Co. Ltd., 1928.</li><li>Limited to 350 numbered and signed copies by Milne &amp; Shepard, this being copy #224.</li><li>Bound in the publisher’s original blue cloth backed boards, entirely uncut and unopened, with the original dust jacket.</li></ul>

The House At Pooh Corner

<a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book?locale=en&amp;Book%20Type=Signed%2520and%2520Inscribed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Signed</a> limited <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first US edition</a> of this selection of stories from the Pooh Books, one of only 350 numbered copies signed by <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=aa+Milne&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Milne</a> and <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=eh+Shepard&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shepard</a> and printed on Japanese vellum.<ul><li>A.A. Milne (English).</li><li>Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.</li><li>New York: Dutton, (1929).</li><li>[2], xvi, 171, [1] pages.</li><li>Illustrated by Shepard throughout in black and white.</li><li>Printed on Japanese vellum.</li><li>Signed by Milne and Shepard on limitation page.&nbsp;</li><li>Original half green cloth, pink pictorial paper boards, with original mylar jacket, in publisher's original pictorial box, green endpapers, fore-edge and bottom edge uncut.</li></ul> "Once upon a time, a very long time ago now, about last Friday, Winnie-the-Pooh lived in a forest all by himself under the name of Sanders."

Christopher Robin Story Book Signed Limited First Edition

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first edition</a>, deluxe issue of <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=The%20House%20At%20Pooh%20Corner&amp;tab=objects" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The House At Pooh Corner</a>.<ul><li>A.A. Milne (English).</li><li>Illustrated by E.H. Shepard.</li><li>London:&nbsp;Methuen,&nbsp;(1928).</li><li>178 pages.</li><li>Black and white illustrations throughout.</li><li>Publisher's full blue goatskin with double gilt rules, gilt-floral cornerpieces and gilt center vignette, gilt pictorial spine, all edges gilt.</li></ul> Rare first edition, deluxe gilt-leather issue, of the second book of short stories about Christopher Robin's forest friends, including the Hundred Acre Wood's newest resident, Tigger. In this collection, we learn that the "house" of the title is Eeyore's, which is (re)built by Piglet and Pooh; that Tigger does not like honey; and that while young Christopher Robin must go off to boarding school, the enchanted place of Pooh and his friends will always be waiting for him. The last of the four books in the Pooh series, this deluxe edition was issued in a beautiful leather binding and on higher quality paper.

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book/first-edition?locale=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">first edition</a> of The House At Pooh Corner, <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/books-&amp;-manuscripts/book?Book%20Type=Signed%2520and%2520Inscribed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">signed</a> by the illustrator.<ul><li>A.A. Milne (English).</li><li>Illustrated by E.H. Shephard.</li><li>London: Methuen &amp; Co. Ltd., 1928.</li><li>Signed by the illustrator E. H. Shepard on the title page.</li><li>Bound in the publisher's original gilt stamped pink cloth, pictorial pastedowns and endpapers, top edge gilt, with the original dust jacket.</li></ul>

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