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MILNE, A[lan] A[lexander] (1882-1956). When We Were Very Yo...
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
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MILNE, A[lan] A[lexander] (1882-1956).?When We Were Very Young.?[New York:] E. P. Dutton & Co., [1924]. 8vo. Illustrated throughout by E. H. Shepard. [xiv], 1-100, [2, blank] pp. Publisher's green cloth backstrip over pictorial boards, spine lettered in black, pictorial endleaves (spine rubbed and a bit dull, some edgewear, faint soiling to boards, several leaves unopened at bottom edge, bookseller's ticket (Bishop Book Shop, Chicago) on rp. Very good.FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, #40/500 SIGNED BY MILNE. This book has the first appearance of Winnie-The-Pooh (as yet unnamed) in the poem, ?Teddy Bear" on pp. 85-91. This book is dedicated to Christopher Robin Milne, ?or as he prefers to call himself Billy Moon?" Measurements: 9"L x 6"W x 1"H.
