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Mine, A.A.. The Christopher Robin Story Book. Methuen & Co, Ltd., London, 1929.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Hardcover. A good copy with wear to courners and spine. There is a black spot on the front of the book. And the book is a bit loose in the boards. This Volume is taken from 4 of Milne's books, When We Were very Young, Now We Are Six, Winnie-the Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner. Songs, Poems and Stories with lots of illustrations. The book has many different pictures and items from these 4 of Milne's books.
Seller: Gebhard and Burkhart Books, Miami, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$64.14 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Octavo, pale blue cloth, gilt vignette on front, illustrations on end papers,wear to spine extremities and lower corners, previous ownership neatly in ink on half title, other ownership in juvenile hand in pencil on verso front free end paper (neatly and lightly - could be erased) splitting between some signatures and loosening, otherwise complete and clean, 171 pages plus 8 pages of other works. Overall condition good-. [QP]
Seller: Portman Rare Books, Tonbridge, United Kingdom
Price: US$64.14 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: First edition, first printing. Octavo, pale blue cloth, gilt vignette on front, illustrations on end papers, wear to spine extremities and lower corners, splitting between some signatures and loosening but binding holding, otherwise complete and clean, 171 pages plus 8 pages of other works. Overall condition good-. [QP]
Seller: Portman Rare Books, Tonbridge, United Kingdom
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition (1929) , so stated. Good: shows moderate wear to the extremities with the fabric worn through at the upper corner tip to expose the underlying board; some rubbing and soiling to the rear panel; much less to the front panel; former owner's name and date at the front free endpaper verso which also shows an outline drawing in ink of a cat and again the name at the rear rear free endpaper verso; several of Shepard's illustrations have been fairly neatly colored in but within some smudges at the opposite pages on a couple of them; some sort of game score tabulation in ink at the page facing the Table of Contents and with a small bit of scribble at the Table of Contents page itself ; the binding leans somewhat but remains secure. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. A good copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and numerous flaws, as described. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.75 x 5.5 x 1 inches). Illustrated with duotone drawings by Ernest H. Shepard. Language: English. Weight: 16.5 ounces. Hardcover: Lacks DJ. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 171 pages
Seller: Black Cat Hill Books, Oregon City, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$76.19 + shipping
Description: pp180, line drawings, dec. end-papers; 8vo,[130x190mm], original pink pictorial cloth gilt.Top edges gilt. Leading edges foxed, else a very good, bright copy in torn dust jacket (now protected).
Seller: Louella Kerr Books, Petersham, NSW, Australia
Milne, A. A.. BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION. Methuen & Company, London, 1929.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Description: Book condition is Very Good; with a Very Good dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked. Laid-in, vintage publisher promotional pamphlet for "The House at Pooh Corner." ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
Seller: Evolving Lens Bookseller, Kingston, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Jacket priced "5/- net" to jacket spine. 167 pp. followed by 6 pp. publiasher;'s ads. Ad to rear jacket flap lists four classic Milne titles with interesting information on printings as of 1929, to wit: "When We Were Very Young 189th thousand; Winnie-The-Pooh 106th Thousand; Now We Are Six 109th Thousand; The House at Pooh Corner 106th Thousand."
Seller: Cat's Curiosities, Pahrump, NV, U.S.A.
Price: US$440.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A beautiful First Edition, First Printing. ix, 68 pp. Introduction and Notes by A. A. Milne. Lyrics by Pooh and Eeyore. Music by H. Fraser-Simson. Numerous plates and decorations by E. H. Shepard. Original tan linen-backed patterned boards, pictorial dust jacket. Words and lyrics for seventeen songs based on verses in" Winnie-the-Pooh" and "The House at Pooh Corner." Each song features an explanation of where the song fits into each book by A.A. Milne. The book is in near fine condition with the corners lightly bumped. The dustjacket is complete, sunned and lightly worn; corners lightly bumped. The dustjacket is protected by an archival plastic dustjacket. Precious and in wonderful condition for a book that is over 85 years old!
Seller: Parrish Books, Sandy, OR, U.S.A.
MILNE, A.A.. The House at Pooh Corner.. Methuen, London., 1929.
Price: US$448.97 + shipping
Description: Third edition. Octavo. pp xii, 178. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard. Salmon pink pictorial cloth gilt. Top edge gilt.Near fine in very good, slightly chipped dustwrapper rubbed and a bit darkened at the spine.
Seller: Peter Ellis, Bookseller, ABA, ILAB, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$499.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1929 Christopher Robin 1st ed Story Book AA Milne Winnie-the-Pooh Illustrated Some people care too much. I think it's called love. A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh The 1929 classic Christopher Robin Story Book is a collection of short stories and tales from the A.A. Milne Winnie-the-Pooh books. It features the original illustrations from Ernest Shepard. A rare first edition with first published in 1929 on verso of title page. Item number: #30970 Price: $499 MILNE, A.A. The Christopher Robin story book: from When we were very young, Now we are six, Winnie-the-Pooh, the house at Pooh Corner London: Methuen, 1929. First edition. First printing Details: Collation: Complete with all pages o x, [2], 171, [9] o Heavily illustrated throughout Language: English Binding: Hardcover; secure o Light blue cloth Size: ~7.75in X 5.25in (19.5cm x 13.5cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 30970 Photos available upon request.
Seller: Schilb Antiquarian, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.
Milne, A A. Winnie-the-Pooh. Methuen & Co, London, 1929.
Price: US$737.59 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Eighth edition of 1929. Very clean and bright original dark green and gilt binding with gilt drawing of Christopher Robin and Pooh to front cover with gilt border rules and gilt letters to spine. Very clean and clear decorated end papers by E H Shepherd showing illustrated map of the Christopher's and Pooh's houses and their environs; very clean and tight text block with colour and black and white drawings by Shepherd and no spotting or sunning. Dust jacket condition: very clean original light orange heavy paper wrapper, with decorated front cover, spine and verso; nicks to top and bottom of flap bends and to spine tips, not affecting drawings or letters; a little scuffing and dirt marks (see images); not price clipped (7/6 net to spine). Additional postage to cover full insurance for rare volume will be requested following order of the book.
Seller: M&B Books, London, United Kingdom
Price: US$1148.07 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A COMPLETE SET OF POOH TITLES WITH WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG BEING AN 18th EDITION PUBLISHED IN 1929, WINNIE THE POOH IS A 4th EDITION PUBLISHED IN 1927, NOW WE ARE SIX PUBLISHED IS A 4th EDITION PUBLISHED IN 1928 & HOUSE AT POOH CORNER IS A 3rd EDITION PUBLISHED IN 1929. ALL HARDBACKS IN THE ORIGINAL PUBLISHER'S CLOTH BINDINGS WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS BY ERNEST H. SHEPARD, ALL WITH THE ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATED ENDPAPERS. EACH BOOK MEASURES APPROX 8 x 5 INCHES. WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG HAS A FEW MINOR MARKS TO CLOTH BOARDS, FRONT HINGE COCKED SLIGHTLY FORWARD, PRIVATE BOOKPLATE TO FRONT BLANK REVERSE OF ENDPAPER DATED 1930, WINNIE THE POOH HAS A FEW VERY MINOR MARKS TO CLOTH, FRONT HINGE COCKED FORWARD, CORNERS LIGHTLY BUMPED, REVERSE TO FRONT PUBLICATION LIST IS BROWNED WITH AN INSCRIPTION FROM 1927, NOW WE ARE SIX WITH A VERY MINOR MARK TO CLOTH SPINE, NAME & DATE OF 1928 TO INNER FRONT BOARD, PRIVATE BOOKPLATE TO BLANK REVERSE OF FRONT ENDPAPER DATED 1928, CREASE TO HALF TITLE, TITLE PAGE & THROUGH TO INTRODUCTION PAGE, HOUSE AT POOH CORNER WITH VERY SLIGHT FADING AT EDGES OF BOARDS, ENDPAPERS LIGHTLY BROWNED, NAME & INSCRIPTION TO TITLE PAGE. OVERALL THE SET IS IN VERY NICE CONDITION WITH ALL BOARDS FIRMLY ATTACHED, TEXT PAGES CLEAN & CLOTH COVERS BRIGHT. EXTRA POSTAGE COSTS MAY APPLY TO OVERSEAS ORDERS. ALL BOOKS POSTED IN STURDY BOOK BOX.
Seller: Elder Books, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom