1924 RARE 1st Edition - When We Were Very Young - A A Milne - 1st Print Winnie
Item History & Price
When We Were Very Young
By
A A Milne
Methuen & Co, London - 1924
First Edition / First Printing
**Very Rare First Winnie The Pooh Book**
**Beautiful Condition + Original First State Dust Jacket**
I am delighted to offer for auction an original First Edition / First Printing of the exceptionally scarce first book from the Winnie The Pooh series ' When We Were Very Young'. Published in 1924 this children's classic is ...in remarkable condition for it's age presenting very well. In addition it has retained the correct First Issue dust jacket which is also very rare. A delight for the collector and one of only 1500 first editions ever published.
Book Info: When We Were Very Young, Methuen, London 1924: First Edition / First Printing in the correct original dust jacket. The book is bound in the original blue cloth covers with bright gilt titles and decorations. This is a truly FINE example and it's easily one of the best i have seen. Perfectly square, completely unmarked with the colour stunning. Sharp corners and spine tips with just the lightest of bumps to the base. A gorgeous book. Internally the book is again super with the plain white endpapers as called for which can only be found on the First Edition. Clean, bright pages throughout with no names or inscriptions and no foxing etc. None of the usual thumbing with a little light discolouration to the leaves throughout. Strong hinges and tight margins with bright gilt to the page tops. Side block a touch wavy else super. The book correctly shows one date of 1924 to the verso of the title page again showing this to be the true First Edition. Beautifully illustrated throughout by E H Shepard.
The dust jacket is the correct First Issue and it presents in very good condition. Correct reviews to the flaps with 7/6 to the spine. Small loss to the spine tip and top edge with a little light handling wear else super. These jackets were notoriously fragile so when they do show up they are usually in bad shape. This one is pretty good for nealy 100 years old. I've put two very small matching pieces under the protective book cover from an old original jacket just to improve a couple of chips. A very rare jacket to find on a truly beautiful First Edition.
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