Milne, A. A., & E. H. Shepard
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MILNE, A. A.
Winnie-the-Pooh. 1926
£200,000
First trade edition. Presentation copy inscribed by Milne to both his son and Winnie-the-Pooh, "For Moonest Moon and Poohest Pooh from their adoring Bluest Blue. Oct. 16th 1926"....
Octavo. Original green cloth, titles to spine and pictorial decoration to upper board gilt, map endpapers, top edge gilt. Housed in a green quarter morocco solander... Read more
MILNE, A. A.
Winnie-the-Pooh. 1926
£65,000
First US trade edition. An extremely personal gift from the author to his illustrator, signed 'A. A. Milne', and inscribed with the following lines of verse: When I am gone, Let...
Octavo. Original green cloth, titles and pictorial decoration to spine and upper board gilt, green top-stain, map endpapers printed in red. With the dust jacket.... Read more
MILNE, A. A.
Winnie-the-Pooh. 1926
£57,500
First trade edition. Shepard's own copy, inscribed by him on the day of publication on the verso of the title page, "Artist's Copy, Ernest H. Shepard, Oct. 14th 1926", and with his...
Octavo. Original green cloth, titles and pictorial decoration to spine and upper board gilt, map endpapers, top edge gilt. With the dust jacket. In a green quarter... Read more
MILNE, A. A.
Winnie-the-Pooh. 1926
£50,000
Signed limited edition, large paper issue, one of 20 copies printed on Japanese vellum and bound in vellum, signed by both the author and the illustrator, this an unnumbered...
Small quarto. Original full stiff vellum with yapp edges, front cover lettered in gilt. Original plain dust jacket. Housed in a custom morocco-backed folding case.... Read more
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MILNE, A. A.
[The Pooh books:] When We Were Very Young; Winnie-the-Pooh; Now We Are Six; The House at Pooh Corner. 1924–28
£37,500
First editions, first impressions. Complete set of limited editions on handmade paper, each numbered and signed by the author and illustrator, from the same settings of type as the...
4 volumes, octavo. Original cloth backed boards, printed paper labels to upper boards. With the dust jackets. In a blue morocco solander case by the Chelsea Bindery.... Read more
MILNE, A. A.
The House at Pooh Corner. 1928
£35,000
Signed limited edition, large paper issue, number 1 of 20 copies printed on japon and bound in vellum, signed by both the author and the illustrator—the most luxurious and...
Small quarto. Original full stiff vellum with yapp edges, front cover lettered in gilt. Housed in an orange morocco slipcase and chemise. Illustrated throughout by E.... Read more
MILNE, A. A.
Now We Are Six. 1927
£35,000
Signed limited edition, number 4 of 20 large-paper copies printed on Japanese vellum and signed by the author and illustrator on the limitation leaf. The most luxurious and exclusive...
Octavo. Original full stiff vellum with yapp edges, front cover lettered in gilt. Housed in a blue cloth slipcase with chemise. Illustrated throughout by Ernest H.... Read more
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MILNE, A. A.
[The Pooh books:] 1924–8
£29,500
First trade editions. When We Were Very Young is a first issue with ix missing in the preliminaries. A superb set, the best we have seen. Provenance: from the collection of Pat...
4 volumes, octavo. Original cloth (blue, green, red and pink respectively), titles to spines gilt, rules and illustrations to boards gilt, top edges gilt. With the... Read more
MILNE, A. A.
When We Were Very Young. 1924
£27,500
First edition. Number 12 of 100 copies signed by the author and illustrator on the limitation leaf. A beautiful copy retaining the pure blue of the dust jacket with no fading or...
Quarto. Original red cloth backed grey boards, printed paper label to upper board. With the dust jacket. Housed in an orange quarter morocco slipcase and chemise.... Read more
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MILNE, A. A.
[The Pooh books:] When We Were Very Young; Winnie-the-Pooh; Now We Are Six; The House at Pooh Corner. 1924–8
£22,500
First editions, first impressions.
4 works, octavo. Original cloth (blue, green, red and pink respectively), titles to spines gilt, rules and illustrations to boards gilt, top edges gilt. With the dust... Read more
MILNE, A. A.
Winnie-the-Pooh. 1926
£15,000
First edition. Number 93 of 350 copies signed by the author and illustrator on the limitation leaf. A stunning copy with the blue jacket entirely unfaded; it is the best we have...
Quarto. Original blue cloth backed boards, printed paper label to upper board. With the dust jacket. Housed in an orange quarter morocco slipcase and chemise.... Read more
SHEPARD, E. H.
Correspondence to Pauline Baynes. 1956-69
£15,000
A substantial archive of correspondence from Shepard (signing himself "Kip") to his fellow children's books illustrator, Pauline Baynes (1922–2008), best known for her work on...
41 autograph letters signed, 2 autograph postcards signed, and a small quantity of related items including a photograph of Shepard, a photocopy of a letter from... Read more
MILNE, A. A.
The House at Pooh Corner. 1928
£14,500
Signed limited edition, large paper, no. 3 of 20 copies printed on japon and bound in vellum, signed by both the author and the illustrator – the most luxurious and exclusive...
Small quarto. Original full stiff vellum with yapp edges, front cover lettered in gilt. In a green cloth solander case. Printed on japon. Illustrated throughout by E.... Read more
MILNE, A. A.
Pooh and Piglet plush toys. [c. 1920s]
£12,500
Stuffed toys given to Vincent and Barbara Seligman by A. A. Milne soon after the publication of the Pooh books. Inscribed by A. A. Milne on the left foot, "To Bobs" and on the right...
Two plush toys (Pooh 290 × 140 mm; Piglet 270 × 70 mm). Pooh: brown velour, thread-knot eyes, red clothing. Piglet: brown velour, plastic eyes, brown silk... Read more
MILNE, A. A.
When We Were Very Young. 1924
£12,500
First trade edition, second issue with the page number ix present in the preliminaries. In copies of the first issue the contents leaf (ix-x) is unnumbered. A beautiful copy, rare in...
Octavo. Original blue cloth, titles to spine, pictorial decoration to upper board, and top edge gilt. With the dust jacket. Illustrated throughout by E. H. Shepard. A... Read more
MILNE, A. A.
Winnie-the-Pooh. 1926
£9,500
First US edition. Number 190 of 200 large paper copies signed by both the author and illustrator on the limitation leaf. A stunning copy in a lovely example of the original...
Quarto. Original blue cloth backed pink boards, printed paper label to spine, pink endpapers. With the dust jacket and the publisher's printed box. Housed in a blue... Read more
MILNE, A. A.
Winnie-the-Pooh. 1926
£8,750
First edition, deluxe issue. Signed by the author on the title page. A beautiful copy in a nice example of the original publisher's box. Rare signed; we know of only one other copy...
Octavo. Publisher's deluxe green leather, titles and pictorial design to spine and upper board gilt, map endpapers, all edges gilt. With the publisher's box. Housed in... Read more
MILNE, A. A.
When We Were Very Young. 1924
£8,750
First US trade edition, originally published in the UK in the same year. Inscribed by the author on the front blank, "For Mrs. Barnside from A. A. Milne. Christmas, 1924". Inscribed...
Octavo. Original red cloth, titles to spine and upper board gilt, pictorial endpapers, blue top-stain. With the supplied jacket. A little rubbed, gilt dulled,... Read more
MILNE, A. A.
The House at Pooh Corner. 1928
£8,750
First edition. Number 308 of 350 large-paper copies signed by the author and illustrator on the limitation leaf. A beautiful copy in fine condition. Provenance: from the collection...
Octavo. Original blue cloth backed white paper boards, printed paper label to upper board. With the dust jacket and original glassine. In a red quarter morocco... Read more
MILNE, A. A., & Ernest H. Shepard.
Six Drawings. [c. 1925].
£8,750
An extremely rare set of hand-coloured broadsides, this number 81 of 250 sets that present Milne's verses with Shepard's illustrations. Including the poems "Happiness", "Vespers",...
A portfolio of 6 sheets each with a verse and hand-coloured illustrations. In the original paper-covered board portfolio, with two labels and one set of title labels... Read more
MILNE, A. A.
Winnie-the-Pooh. 1926
£8,500
First Edition Large Paper Issue. Number 11 of just 350 numbered copies signed by both author and illustrator. The quintessential 20th-century children's book in very desirable state.
Large octavo. Original quarter blue cloth, light blue boards, white paper title label with black lettering to front board. With the dust jacket. Illustrated... Read more
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MILNE, A. A.
[The Pooh books:] 1924–8
£7,500
First editions, first impressions. The little bear described by Christopher Milne in his autobiography as his "inseparable companion" has also become the inseparable companion of...
4 volumes, octavo. Finely bound by The Chelsea Bindery in full morocco, in their respective published colours, spines gilt, raised bands, rule to boards gilt, multiple... Read more
MILNE, A. A.
Autograph letter signed to Ernest H. Shepard. Spring 1926]
£7,500
Autograph letter signed from A. A. Milne to Ernest H. Shepard discussing the progress of the latest Pooh book and a potential collaboration on a volume of Mother Goose rhymes. Milne...
Double-sided letter signed on a single sheet of Milne's printed stationery. A few very minor creases at the lower left corner. Excellent condition. Read more
MILNE, A. A.
When We Were Very Young. 1925
£7,500
First deluxe issue (seventh edition overall). The first of the books to be bound in deluxe leather by Methuen, this is an extremely rare edition. No deluxe edition was planned when...
Octavo. Publisher's deluxe red calf, titles to spine and pictorial design to upper board gilt, pictorial endpapers, all edges gilt. With the publisher's box. Housed in... Read more
MILNE, A. A.
Collection of photographs of Christopher Milne, 1925 & 1976
£6,750
Two letters and three photographs suggesting a source for E. H. Shepard's illustrations of Christopher Robin in the Pooh books. The first letter is in the hand of Milne's wife,...
2 letters, the first being a one page autograph letter by Daphne Milne and signed by A. A. Milne, the second a double-sided typed letter signed by Christoper Milne. 3... Read more
