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MILNE, A.A.

When We Were Very Young.

When We Were Very Young.

Stock Code 108700

London, Methuen & Co., 1925

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Signed by both the author and his son. A rare double signature by the author and his son, for whom he wrote some verses that grew into the collections When We Were Very Young (1924) and Now We Are Six (1927), followed by his two sets of stories about the adventures of Christopher Robin and his toy animals—Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Kanga, Roo, Rabbit, Owl, and Eeyore—as told in Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) and The House at Pooh Corner (1928).

Later edition, signed by both A.A. Milne and his son, Christopher Robin Milne, on the title-page; 8vo (185 x 130 mm); a few odd, minor spots or marks, paper toned, else near-fine; modern full crimson morocco by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, gilt panelled, decorative devices to upper cover and spine, after the original cloth binding, Japanese endpapers and all edges gilt, fine.

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