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Milne,A.A.. When We Were Very Young. Methuen and Co, London, 1925.
Price: US$12.88 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: This is a Good Only Copy of this Book in Publisher's original blue coloured cloth with gilt title lettering to the spine,with further gilt embossed figure of 2 children and a King to the upper cover.No Dust-Jacket.The book has some cracking to hinge joins at front and rear with stitching coming through at join,with one former inscription to the front endpaper.The top edge of the book is in gilt.The pages are well thumbed and marked in places with some foxing spots,outer boards are a l;ittle dusty and marked in places and with spine tips and corners rubbed.Good Only and priced to reflect condition 8vo 100pp 10th edition 1925
Seller: Richard Thornton Books PBFA, Old Langho, United Kingdom
A.A. Milne. The King's Breakfast. Methuen & Co / Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew,, London, 1925.
Price: US$16.75 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition and printing. Music by H. Fraser-Simson; decorations buy Ernest H. Shepard. In very good pink and white pictorial boards, with black titles and dark grey cloth spine. The boards are tight, fairly clean and not quite straight. The free end papers have tanned vertical strip; the front free end paper has name and address of previous owner. Slightly tanned cut edges. The text block has slight vertical warp to the pages; tightly bound and a little tanned around the edges. Small illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard throughout. Not annotated. Very good condition. Inside very good beige dust jacket that replicates the boards; fairly clean, with a few small closed tears to top edge and one small open tear. Not price clipped. In quality plastic cover.
Seller: Clevedon Community Bookshop Co-operative, Clevedon, United Kingdom
A. A. Milne, H. Fraser-Simson (music). The King's Breakfast. Methuen and Co., London, 1925.
Price: US$19.32 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition thus. Illustrations by E. H. Shepard, musical scores throughout. Small 4to. Publisher's pink, silhouette decorated boards, cloth spine, some general wear but in all a very good example, lacking the matching dustwrapper. The original text from 'When we were Young', put to music by Fraser-Simson.
Seller: B. B. Scott, Fine Books (PBFA), London, UK, United Kingdom
A.A. Milne; H. Fraser-Simson; E.H. Shepard. The King's Breakfast. Methuen & co, 1925.
Price: US$19.32 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Publisher - Methuen & co/Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew, London, 1925. 1st ed. First edition. Words by A.A. Milne, music by H. Fraser-Simson, decorations by E.H. Shepard. Introduction (4pp) by A.A. Milne. Poem comes from 'When We Were Very Young'. Very good condition, front board in pink and white with black silhouette illustrations and a drawing. Spine is dark blue fabric. Boards are a bit bumped and rubbed. Endpapers tanned, previous owner's name to ffep. Sewn binding rather loose but holding well. Text, music and illustrations all very clear. Also includes the song 'Feed My Cow' by Milne, music by Fraser-Simson, decorations by Shepard.
Seller: The Mill Bookshop, Gatehouse of Fleet, United Kingdom
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Description: First edition; small 4to.; cloth backed, pink decorative boards, hardcover; black and white illustrations; from the book When We Were Young, The King's Breakfast is put to music; pages are age-toned and front hinge is cracked else very good in boards that are foxed, sunned with holes on cloth backing and in a poor dust jacket.
Seller: WellRead Books A.B.A.A., Northport, NY, U.S.A.
Milne, A. A,. The King's Breakfast. Methuen, London, 1925.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Original cloth-backed printed boards. Spine ends slightly worn; stain on front cover; front inner hinge cracked.
Seller: By Books Alone, Woodstock, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: Words by A. A. Milne. Music by H. Fraser-Simson. Decorations by E. H. Shepard. Large 8vo, publisher's cloth-backed illustrated boards. Sewing a little weakened; light dust-soiling to boards.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
A.A.Milne. The King's Breakfast. Methuen & Co. Ltd., London, 1925.
Price: US$28.18 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description:
Seller: Tormod Opedal, Sarpsborg, VIKEN, Norway
Milne, A A. The King's Breakfast. Methuen, London, 1925.
Price: US$32.21 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Music by H Fraser-Simson. Paper covered thick card boards, green cloth spine with a little wear. A little colouring has been done inside to one or two of the small line drawings inside but this does not detract. ; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 26 pages
Seller: Horsham Rare Books, Horsham, United Kingdom
Milne, A. A.. King's Breakfast. Methuen & Co, London, 1925.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Description: "The King's Breakfast" is a popular poem in "When We Were Young", and has been isolated in this volume with music written especially for it by H. Fraser-Simson, with melody line, piano score and lyrics. Milne has written an amusing introduction for this book, with illustrations by Shepard. Illustrated paper over card covers, cloth spine, unpaginated, b/w illustrations throughout. Free endpages partially darkened, bottom of front cover 3/8" faded. DJ has three 3" tears, corners and spine ends chipped, edges slightly soiled (in mylar sleeve).; 7 x 10 "
Seller: Chequamegon Books, Washburn, WI, U.S.A.
Milne A A. The King's Breakfast. Methuen & Co, London, 1925.
Price: US$45.09 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Dark cloth spine over Illustrated pale pink and white covers with black titles. Covers a little grubby.Apart from browning to eps. internally very clean 17pp.
Seller: Valuable Volumes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Milne, A. A.. The King's Breakfast. Methuen & Co, London, 1925.
Price: US$51.53 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: Words by A. A. Milne, music by H. Fraser-Simpson, decorations by E. H. Shepard. Unfortuantely completely disbound with pages iii, iv, 15 and 16 missing, boards lightly rubbed and chipped to edges, foxed throughout, lightly to pp, more so to endpapers, else clean and bright. Size: 4to 0.0
Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, United Kingdom
MILNE, A.A.. The King's Breakfast. Methuen, London, 1925.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Music by H. Fraser-Simon. Decorations by Ernest Shepard. Thin tall 8vo, cloth backed pictorial boards, d.w. London: Methuen, (1925). First Edition. Ownership signature. Fine copy in a dust-soiled edge-chipped dust wrapper.
Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Milne, A. A.. The King's Breakfast. Methuen and Co., London, 1925.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Text by A. A. Milne, music by H. Fraser-Simson, decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. The first edition, published by Methuen in 1925. A near fine copy of the book with some toning to the endsheets. Dust jacket very good with light soiling and an inch square triangular chip to the base of the front of the jacket.
Seller: The Reluctant Bookseller, Albany, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$77.30 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition 1925. Decorations throughout by E, H. Shepard. Includes the publishers prospectus for this book and Fourteen Songs, printed in red and black and with decorations by E. H. Shepard. Endpapers foxed. Publishers navy cloth spine, pink and black paper covered boards with decorations by E. H. Shepard. Rear cover foxed and front cover very slightly foxed. A lovely clean crisp copy. The dustwrapper is very slightly chipped along the bottom edge of the back panel and with some slight rubbing to edges and corners. Some light marking, else a very good copy. Not price clipped. Generally a very good clean copy. Scarce in this condition and with the prospectus. 17 p.
Seller: James Hine, Ilminster, SOMER, United Kingdom
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: First Edition. Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. vi, 17p. 1 vols. Sm 4to. A Delightful Collaboration. Cloth spine and pictorial pink boards. Fine in Very Good dust jacket Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. vi, 17p. 1 vols. Sm 4to
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$268.72 + shipping
Description: London, Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1925 (first edition). Quarto, [vi], 17 pages with 22 vignette illustrations by Ernest Shepard. Contrasting quarter cloth and pictorial papered boards; endpapers offset; contemporary gift inscription (27 September 1925) on the front free endpaper; a near-fine copy with the slightly chipped pictorial dustwrapper. The title song first appeared as a poem in 'When We Were Very Young' (1924). 'For this separate publication Mr. A.A. Milne has written a special and very amusing [four-page] Introduction. The work also contains a new song "Feed-my-Cow," for which Mr. Fraser-Simson has composed the music' (dustwrapper).
Seller: Michael Treloar Booksellers ANZAAB/ILAB, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Milne, A A. The King's Breakfast - SIGNED. London Methuen 1925, 1925.
Price: US$966.20 + shipping
Description: A first edition, first printing published by Methuen in 1925. A near fine book SIGNED by the Author on the half title page without dedication. In a very good wrapper with a chip to the head of the rear panel. Wrapper a little browned and nicked. Rare signed.
Seller: John Atkinson Books ABA ILAB PBFA, Harrogate, United Kingdom
Price: US$5000.00 + shipping
Description: Signed by Milne, Fraser-Simson and Shepard Very good with lightly bumped corners, a few scratches and label discolored by its own adhesive
Seller: Weller Book Works, A.B.A.A., Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.