Elder Books and Collectables

Description

Complete set of Winnie the Pooh Books

Four volumes

By. A. A. Milne

All published by Methuen & Co, London 1927 - 1929

A complete set. Title are:

When We Were Very Young being an 18th edition published in 1929

Winnie the Pooh is a 4th Edition published in 1927

Now We are Six published is a 4th edition published in 1928

House at Pooh Corner is a 3rd edition published in 1929

All hardbacks in the original publisher's cloth bindings with numerous illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard, all with the original illustrated endpapers.

Each book measures approx 8 x 5 inches

When We Were very Young has a few minor marks to cloth boards, front hinge cocked slightly forward, private bookplate to front blank reverse of endpaper dated 1930. Winnie the Pooh has a few very minor marks to cloth, front hinge cocked forward, corners lightly bumped, reverse to front publication list is browned with an inscription from 1927. Now we are Six with a very minor mark to cloth spine, name & date of 1928 to inner front board, private bookplate to blank reverse of front endpaper dated 1928, crease to half title, title page & through to introduction page. House at Pooh Corner with very slight fading at edges of boards, endpapers lightly browned, name & inscription to title page

Overall the set is in very nice condition with all boards firmly attached, text pages clean & cloth covers bright

A collectable set of early pooh editions & all in the original bindings.