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(MILNE, A.A.) SHEPARD, E. H.

Original drawing "Pooh Meets a Heffalump".

Publisher: [1926]

Stock code: 69863

Price: £45,000 Currency Conversion

Original artwork used to illustrate the chapter "In Which Piglet Meets a Heffalump" on page 62 of "Winnie-the-Pooh". With Shepard's pencilled caption. Pooh and Piglet set out to capture a "heffalump" by leaving a pot of honey in a hole in the ground, and both spend a sleepless night imagining what the heffalump will be like. Provenance: from the collection of Pat McInally.

Pen and ink drawing on Whatman drawing board (135 × 105 mm). Mounted, glazed, and framed. Toning from previous mount to edges. Excellent condition.

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