Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne with Decorations by Ernest Shepard. London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., 1926.
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First edition in the original green publisher's cloth.
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Size: 134 x 194 mm (approx.)
Condition:
[(2), h.t., t.p., 1ff., ix-x, 1ff., h.t., plate, 158pp., 1ff., (1)]
Bound in the publisher's green cloth depicting Christopher Robin and Winnie the Pooh. The binding is worn with rubbing, scuffing, damp-staining, and the spine cocked. Both boards securely attached with wear to joints and hinges. Shelf and edge wear with the corners turned-in. Shelf lean. Top page edge gilt and somewhat dulled. Other page edges toned and with some green discolouration. Page edges sit unevenly due to the cocked spine, thus some gatherings sticking out from the page block. No attached bookplates. Text block clean with very light toning, and occasional foxing and marks. Some very small edge tears to sporadic leaves. Very few cracks between leaves, but all pages securely attached. Pencil ownership inscription crossed out, illegible, to the rear colophon. Pastedowns damp-stained and creased. Without the original dust jacket, as often.
