Autograph Letter Signed ("A.A. Milne")

on "11 Mallord Street, Chelsea, S.W.3 letterhead [London] January 28, [19]24. 12mo, 1 1/2 pages (recto and verso). "Dear Mrs. Hilton Young, But, of course, we love letters like yours. The whole family sings. I am not.to the woman who writes: 'I got your book from the library', to the woman who asks.when they sell these things, 'Where can I get your book?' There is a simplicity about your method which is staggering.just go out and buy twelve copies without any fuss at all, as if there were nothing in it. And now you calmly propose to buy.'twelve of them, counting the plays.And be particularly sure to get 'Once in a Time.' You will be the fourth. The other (truncated) three liked it very much. Thank you for writing. So many people (including myself) have the impulse to.but recognition from the artist, the butterfly in this over busy world, is what really matters." "When We Were Very Young" was published in 1924. Milne (1882-1956), English author and playwright; best remembered for his beloved "Winnie the Pooh" series (1924-28), and his cast of animal character including Eeyore, Tigger, Piglet, Kanga and Roo. (Inventory #: 600006)