MILNE, A[lan] A[lexander]. Winnie-the-Pooh. With decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. London: Methuen & Co [1927]. 12mo, xvi 160pp. Green cloth pictorially stamped in gilt. Pictorial map endpapers; b&w illustrations throughout. Spine edges and corners a tad rubbed, spine a bit cocked, light waffling to cloth at rear spine edge, slight discoloration to first and last sheets, else an internally clean, bright copy.

 

Third printing. Milne’s classic tales of Winnie-the-Pooh were a smash hit upon release, prompting a second printing to be done within the same month (October, 1926) as the publication. This third printing copy was released shortly into the next year!