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Rare limited edition of ''Now We Are Six'' signed by both the author A.A. Milne and the illustrator Ernest H. Shepard, and housed in the original dust jacket. London: Methuen & Co, 1927, issued the same year as the first trade edition. Signed by both men in black fountain pen on the limitation page, where this copy is designated as 54 in the limited edition of only 200. In this collection of poems, 11 feature Winnie-the-Pooh, with Shepard's illustrations of the beloved bear accompanying.
Bound in the publisher's rust and tan buckram boards, with title label to front cover and spare label on rear pastedown. Hand-made paper with deckled edges, and illustrations throughout. Also with price of 42 net on spine of jacket. Bookplate of previous owner, A. McArthur Morison, to front pastedown, and toning to endpapers, else near fine. Sunning to jacket with edge chipping, overall very good. Book is consigned by the great-grandchild of the recipient, A. McArthur Morison, who lived near the area of 100 Acre Wood in East Sussex and knew Shepard as a result.
A.A. Milne & Ernest H. Shepard Signed 1927 Limited Edition of ''Now We Are Six'' -- In Original Dust Jacket
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