When We Were Very Young; Winnie-the-Pooh; Now We Are Six; The House at Pooh Corner.
London, Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1924-28.
The First Volume Inscribed by the Author.. Milne's first volume (When We Were Very Young) was published in November 1924 and was such a resounding success that the subsequent three titles followed in quick succession. This is a lovely, unrestored set of first editions, with the jackets, the first volume inscribed by the Author on front free endpaper; L. T. Harding's book, A. A. Milne. Internally they are near-fine with no ownership inscriptions.
Four volumes, small 8vo., illustrations by E. H. Shepard, the first with p.ix numbered (second state), inscribed by the Author on front free endpaper, publisher's cloth boards, spines lettered in gilt, front boards ruled and decoratively stamped in gilt, two rear boards stamped in gilt, pictorial dust-jackets, spine ends and corners of first title bumped, board edges lightly rubbed with effect on corners, faint foxing on front paste-down, dust-jacket recto mildly soiled and rubbed on panels, edges moderately worn with a few chips to spine ends; boards of second volume moderately rubbed with some effect on corners, some offsetting on endpapers, a few places over-opened, cloth showing in lower portion of gutter margin between front free endpaper verso and half-title, dust-jacket recto dusty and rubbed on panels, signs of offsetting on front panel; spine panel darkened; creasing on spine panel, lower portion of front panel, and lower corner of rear panel; edges slightly discoloured and moderately worn with a few chips on spine ends and tips of flap creases; board edges of third volume slightly rubbed, spine ends bumped, spine slightly cocked, hints of minor foxing on fore-edge of text block, a few places over-opened within text, dust-jacket spine panel lightly darkened, edges a tad shelf-worn; the lower board edges of fourth volume lightly rubbed and soiled, corners a touch bumped, spine a bit cocked, a few places over-opened., dust-jacket recto rubbed and soiled, spine panel darkened slightly, edges worn with some open tears and minor loss on spine ends and tips of flaps, else a very good or better collection, preserved in a bespoke solander box.
Four volumes, small 8vo., illustrations by E. H. Shepard, the first with p.ix numbered (second state), inscribed by the Author on front free endpaper, publisher's cloth boards, spines lettered in gilt, front boards ruled and decoratively stamped in gilt, two rear boards stamped in gilt, pictorial dust-jackets, spine ends and corners of first title bumped, board edges lightly rubbed with effect on corners, faint foxing on front paste-down, dust-jacket recto mildly soiled and rubbed on panels, edges moderately worn with a few chips to spine ends; boards of second volume moderately rubbed with some effect on corners, some offsetting on endpapers, a few places over-opened, cloth showing in lower portion of gutter margin between front free endpaper verso and half-title, dust-jacket recto dusty and rubbed on panels, signs of offsetting on front panel; spine panel darkened; creasing on spine panel, lower portion of front panel, and lower corner of rear panel; edges slightly discoloured and moderately worn with a few chips on spine ends and tips of flap creases; board edges of third volume slightly rubbed, spine ends bumped, spine slightly cocked, hints of minor foxing on fore-edge of text block, a few places over-opened within text, dust-jacket spine panel lightly darkened, edges a tad shelf-worn; the lower board edges of fourth volume lightly rubbed and soiled, corners a touch bumped, spine a bit cocked, a few places over-opened., dust-jacket recto rubbed and soiled, spine panel darkened slightly, edges worn with some open tears and minor loss on spine ends and tips of flaps, else a very good or better collection, preserved in a bespoke solander box.
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