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Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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The signed limited first edition of The House at Pooh Corner
MILNE, A.[LAN] A.[LEXANDER] and SHEPARD, E.[RNEST] H.[OWARD]
The House at Pooh Corner. London: Methuen, 1928. First edition, copy 300 from an edition of 350, signed by both Milne and Shepard. Publisher's cream boards with blue cloth spine, printed label on upper cover, in the printed dust jacket, housed in a felt-lined card slipcase with decorated paper. 8 3/4 x 7 inches (22 x 17.5 cm); xii, 178, [2] pp., illustrated throughout by E. H. Shepard The spine of the jacket rubbed and toned, with small losses to the head and foot, small loss to the foot of the rear panel and several small nicks, some minute foxing to the boards but generally bright, some toning to the endpapers as usual, but generally a very clean copy internally, largely unopened.
Sold for $2,560
Estimated at $4,000 - $6,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
MILNE, A.[LAN] A.[LEXANDER] and SHEPARD, E.[RNEST] H.[OWARD]
The House at Pooh Corner. London: Methuen, 1928. First edition, copy 300 from an edition of 350, signed by both Milne and Shepard. Publisher's cream boards with blue cloth spine, printed label on upper cover, in the printed dust jacket, housed in a felt-lined card slipcase with decorated paper. 8 3/4 x 7 inches (22 x 17.5 cm); xii, 178, [2] pp., illustrated throughout by E. H. Shepard The spine of the jacket rubbed and toned, with small losses to the head and foot, small loss to the foot of the rear panel and several small nicks, some minute foxing to the boards but generally bright, some toning to the endpapers as usual, but generally a very clean copy internally, largely unopened.
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, ending Sep 12, 2024
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Auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on September 12, 2024
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