“Fun and Fantasy: A Book of Drawings by Ernest H. Shepard, with an Introduction by A. A. Milne. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1927.
1927, Signed and Numbered Limited Edition 75/150 Copies (50 for the U.S.: see Images 4 & 5), Folio (26cm x 33cm), 87pp., Illustrate Throughout w 6 Plates in Color. Hardcover Book Printed w/o a Dust Jacket; 1/2 Blue Cloth Binding Over Decorative Paper Boards w Paper Spine Label, Hand-Laid Paper.
In VG+ condition, with a strong spine showing no cracking or splitting, strong hinges showing no separation or starting, no loose or missing pages, and most pages remaining uncut thus unread. Outer covers show general rubbing and edge-wear: bumping/rubbing to the corners of the front and rear boards (see Images 1, 2 & 9); chipping to the edges of the paper spine label, w light wear to the foot and crown of spine (see Image 1); Fading from light exposure to the decorative paper on the front and rear boards, as is endemic with this edition. Inner pages are crisp and clean with the majority remaining uncut.
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