The Christopher Robin Verses. Being 'When we were very Young' and 'Now we are Six' with a Preface for Parents. With Plates and Text Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. [First Collected Edition]. FIRST COLLECTED EDITION IN FULL MOROCCO
by MILNE A. A
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- first
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Methuen,, [1932]. 8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured frontispiece, 11 coloured plates and numerous illustratons in the text; handsomely bound in dark red full morocco, sides with gilt frame borders, backstrip lettered and tooled in gilt, pictorial gilt from original binding mounted on new and separate leaves, hand-made endpapers, ribbon marker, uncut, a most attractive copy ideal as a gift or for presentation. Shepard's immortal full-page illustrations appear here in colour for the first time.
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- Bookseller
- Island Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31066
- Title
- The Christopher Robin Verses. Being 'When we were very Young' and 'Now we are Six' with a Preface for Parents. With Plates and Text Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. [First Collected Edition]. FIRST COLLECTED EDITION IN FULL MOROCCO
- Author
- MILNE A. A
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Methuen,
- Date Published
- [1932]
- Keywords
- children's, childrens, juvenilia, aa milne, christopher robin, eh shepard, ernest h shepard
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