- by A. A. Milne  -

Original Illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard 

ISBN: 0603550606

Publisher: Dean, London, UK

Published: 1992

Binding: HARDcover with Dustjacket 96 pages

Condition: UNread condition! HERE in MELBOURNE!  Mild wear as illustrated!

Edition:  FIRST EDITION: 1st printing  

TIGHT,  UNOPENED  SCARCE   HARDCOVER with Dustjacket ~  IN  MELBOURNE  ... 

WHY do ebayers buy from US?

Because you KNOW what you're getting. My close up photos are of the actual item!!

Remains UNread - it was a display copy instore. It is Tight -  neat, no inscriptions or marks within but for gaetoning to page edges and endpapers. Appears as in my photos - this is the exact copy!!  A nicely preserved copy - superb!

Minimal, if any, discernible shelf wear to the boards themselves, the interior is tight and spotlessly clean with 96 pages illustrated with stunning original full colour Ernest H. Shepard illustrations. Absolutely magnificent illustrated endpapers.

Incredibly SCARCE title - this is an  UNread copy!!

In original like illustrated boards HARDcover binding, in publisher's pictorial dustcovers which are not price clipped and generally in perfect condition. (Stored with 2018!)

It was published by Dean, London, UK in 1996.

Measuring approx. 23cms x 30cms  or  11½  x 8½ins

SYNOPSIS ....

Six of the most famous Winnie-the-Pooh stories are brought together here with a selection of A. A. Milne's well-known poems. Ages 5+.

This is a collection of stories featuring the characters of Winnie-the-Pooh, Christopher Robin, Owl, Roo, Eeyore, Piglet and Tigger. A selection of poems from the Winnie-the-Pooh stories is also included.

About the Author

A. A. Milne    aka  Alan Alexander Milne was born in London on January 18, 1882, the third and youngest son of a schoolmaster. At age eleven, he won a scholarship to the Westminster School. He went on to attend Cambridge University and became the editor of the undergraduate paper, Granta. After graduating from Cambridge in 1903, Milne moved back to London with enough savings to live for one year. He was determined to become a writer. By 1906, he had been offered the position of Assistant Editor at Punch, a classic British humor magazine. He remained at Punch for the next eight years.

In 1913, Milne married Dorothy de Selincourt (known as Daphne) and moved to a house in London's Chelsea section. When World War I broke out, he enlisted in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, eventually serving in France. During his training period, he wrote his first play, Wurzel-Flummery, which was produced in London in 1917.

By 1919, having completed one book and several plays, Milne finally achieved financial independence. His play, Mr. Pim Passes By, previously staged in London, was produced by the Theatre Guild in New York City. It was as great a success there as it had been on the London stage. Milne was now well established as a witty and fashionable London playwright. In 1920, Christopher Robin Milne was born, an event that was to change the history of children's literature. In 1923, during a rainy holiday in Wales, Milne began work on a collection of verses for children. The result was When We Were Very Young, published in 1924.

Demand for Milne's whimsical work was overwhelming, and in 1926, he duplicated his earlier success with the publication of Winnie-the-Pooh. The sequel, The House at Pooh Corner, followed in 1927. Now We Are Six, another charming collection of verse, followed one year later. It was through these four books, all illustrated by the wonderfully talented Ernest H. Shepard, that Milne acquired a vast audience outside of the theater. In the years since their initial publication, interest in these books has grown and grown.
Milne continued to be a prolific essayist, novelist, and poet until his death in 1956.

Very  Informative read!

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