Now We Are Six. With decorations by Ernest Shepard.

MILNE, A.A. (1882-1956), [SHEPARD, Ernest H., illustrator].

London: Methuen and Co, 1927. [Children's Illustrated] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.xii; 103 [1]. Small in-text illustrations throughout. Publisher's red cloth with gilt illustrations to boards and gilt lettering to spine. Top edge gilt, with pink illustrated endpapers. A small black ink ownership to title page, some occasional minor thumb marks throughout, and repairs to split upper hinge; otherwise internally clean. Cloth shows some sunning to spine, and moderate general wear to extremities. Very good. A sequel to the classic children's verse collection 'When We Were Very Young' (1924), where the legend of Pooh Bear first gestated. Item #76456

Price: £95.00