DELUXE FIRST EDITION
Winnie the Pooh
Methuen, 1926.
First edition. Deluxe issue in publisher's full olive roan with lettering in gilt and spine elaborately decorated in gilt. Upper cover has vignette in gilt. All edges gilt. Silk marker sash present. Pictorial endpapers and line drawings by E.H. Shepard. A near fine copy, just slightly faded to the spine and a touch of wear to the head of the spine.
In 1925 Methuen decided to introduce a small number of these deluxe bindings for Milne's children's books. At this time When We Were Very Young was in its 10th printing and Winnie the Pooh about to be published. The bindings are in lovely soft leather, which has a tendency to become very rubbed, making copies as nice as this one quite uncommon.
Stock ID: 39024
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