signed first edition
1926 · London
by Milne, A. A.; E. H. Shepard [Illustrations]
London: Methuen & Co, 1926. First Edition. Very Good. First edition, one of a limited 350 copies on handmade paper, signed by the author and illustrator, this being number 119. Bound in publisher's blue paper boards over dark blue cloth spine, with printed title label to upper board; lacking the dust jacket. Very Good with sunning to spine and edges, light soiling, corners and patches on bottom edge rubbed through. Old typed bookseller description taped to front pastedown, former owner inkless emboss to front free endpaper. Contents tanned and lightly thumbed, with a slight storage odor to pages. One of the most influential children's book, signed by the author and illustrator.
(Inventory #: 140946774)