Winnie the Pooh FIRST EDITION (UK) 3rd Printing Milne 1926 Methuen

Small Octavo, full-bound cloth with gilt stamped illustration to front and title to spine. First Edition, Third Printing of A. Milne's most celebrated classic, Winnie the Pooh. Presenting in its original full bound cloth binding with gilt stamped title and illustrations. An attractive and rare example. "Although Alan Alexander Milne wrote novels, short stories, poetry and many plays for adults, in addition to his work as assistant editor for Punch from 1906 to 1914, it is his writings for children that have captured the hearts of millions of people worldwide and granted Milne everlasting fame" (Silvey, 461). Milne wrote most of these poems at the request of friend and fellow poet Rose Fyleman, who was planning a new children's magazine. On a rain-blighted holiday in Wales, [Milne] escaped from the crowd of fellow guests to the summerhouse, and for 11 days wrote a set of children's verses, one each day.'There on the other side of the lawn was a child with whom I had lived for three years [his son, Christopher Robin].

And here within me were unforgettable memories of my own childhood. He added more verses when he got home, enough for a book, and allowed some to be published in advance in Punch (Carpenter & Prichard, 351). Shepard, a Punch staff artist at the time, provided delightful line vignettes, resulting in a wonderful marriage of verse and vision. His delicately precise and fresh drawings had an instant appeal (DNB). Binding tight and about square.

Original full-bund illustrated boards present nearly clean and unmarked with only very faint spotting to rear. Light wear to corners and head and foot of spine with a tiny amount of loss and some fraying to latter at foot. Light bend with moderate crease to top front fore-edge corner. Spine clean with well-retained gilt-stamped title.

Internally clean and unmarked but for gift inscription neatly penned to front first free page and a couple areas of spotting about mid-text. This item is in the category "Books & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectible". The seller is "twobeesrarebooks" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.

Year Printed: 1926
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Topic: Classics
Binding: Hardcover
Region: Europe
Author: A.
Milne
Subject: Children's
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Character Family: Winnie the Pooh
Publisher: Methuen
Place of Publication: London, England
Special Attributes: First Edition, First Edition UK, First Printing UK, Methuen & Co.