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Now We Are Six
by A A Milne
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$681.44NZ$613.30
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About This Item
London: Methuen and Co, 1927. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine. 8" by 5". None. A very bright, first edition copy of A A Milne's poetry collection featuring his beloved anthropomorphic characters from five hundred acre wood. The first edition of this poetry anthology. Milne was a prolific author and is now best-remembered for his creation of Winnie-The-Pooh and his many friends. This set of best-selling works comprises of two poetry collections, 'Now We Are Six' and 'When We Were Very Young'. 'Now We are Six' contains thirty-five verses, eleven of which are accompanied by illustrations featuring Winnie-The-Pooh. illustrated by E H Shepard, a popular twentieth century illustrator whose pen and ink drawings were featured in all of Milne's works.A charming work, and fantastic opportunity to own a very smart copy of this children's work featuring a much-loved character. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Light fading to the spine. Bumping to the head of spine. Inscription to the half-title 'Rachel Lee from her Father January 1928'. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with the occasional light spots. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 796L7
- Title
- Now We Are Six
- Author
- A A Milne
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Methuen and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1927
- Size
- 8" by 5"
- Keywords
- Poetry Anthology Milne Anthology
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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