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A.A. Milne. When We Were Very Young. With Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard....
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Description
"A bear, however hard he tries,
Grows tubby without exercise.
Our Teddy Bear is short and fat,
Which is not to be wondered at.
But do you think it worries him
To know that he is far from slim?
No, just the other way about--
He's proud of being short and stout."
A.A. Milne. When We Were Very Young. With
Decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. London: Methuen & Co., Ltd.,
[1924].LIMITED EDITION, number 40 of 100 copies, signed by both author and illustrator. Small quarto (in eights). Illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard throughout. Publisher's gray paper covered boards and red cloth spine, printed paper label on front board. Housed in a custom quarter blue morocco and blue cloth clamshell, lettered in gilt, matching blue cloth chemise.
Condition: Minor staining and some foxing to boards, printed paper label soiled. Some offsetting to endpapers. A spot or two of foxing to textblock. Clamshell a bit soiled and spine sunned.
Auction Info
2023 December 15 Historical Platinum Session Signature® Auction #6280 (go to Auction Home page)
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