MILNE, A. A.
Rare books by A. A. Milne, including first editions, signed books, original illustrations and finely bound sets of the Winnie-the-Pooh books.
A. A. Milne is one of the most beloved of all children's authors, with his stories and poems captivating audiences for generations. From the lovable Winnie-the-Pooh, to the clever Piglet, and the pessimistic Eeyore, Milne's characters are remembered by many as childhood friends. His stories are not only entertaining but also filled with valuable life lessons and relatable situations.
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MILNE, A. A. The House at Pooh Corner.London : 1928
First edition, deluxe issue, specially bound in sheep and housed in the publisher's card box. The final Pooh book introduced both Tigger and the game of Poohsticks. Milne had bought his son a stuffed tiger, "Tigger", and told Shepard that he was longing to see the illustrations for this new character, who would become one of the author's most...Learn More
MILNE, A. A. Once On a Time.London : 1917
First edition, presentation copy of "what some would call A. A. Milne's first children's book" (Thwaite, p. 169), inscribed to the author's parents on the front free endpaper in black ink: "To my dearest Father and Mother from their always loving son - A.A.M. 27/11/17".
John Vine Milne (1845-1932) married Sarah Maria Heginbotham (1840-1921)...Learn More
MILNE, A. A. Now We Are Six.London : 1927
First edition, signed limited issue of 200 large paper copies signed by both the author and the illustrator. This copy is an out-of-series copy and inscribed on the limitation page, "This is a presentation copy for E. V. Lucas, Esq." Lucas was chairman of Methuen & Co. from 1924.
Milne sent the first poems that would become When We Were...Learn More
MILNE, A. A. Now We Are Six.London : 1927
First edition of the third Winnie-the-Pooh book. Full of Milne's charming verse, this collection also includes many illustrations of Pooh, Piglet, and the other nursery toys, even in instances where the characters are not mentioned in the accompanying poem. It took only two months for it to eclipse the sales records of the previous two Pooh books.Learn More
MILNE, A. A. When We Were Very Young.London : 1924
First edition, first impression, signed by the author on the title page. This copy is in the second state with the page number "ix" present in the preliminaries.
When We Were Very Young was the first of the Winnie-the-Pooh books, introducing Christopher Robin and Pooh. Milne had no particular ambition to write for children, but in 1922 a...Learn More
MILNE, A. A. When We Were Very Young; Winnie-the-Pooh; Now We Are Six; The House at Pooh Corner.London : 1924-28
First editions, an attractive complete set of the Winnie-the-Pooh series in the dust jackets. When We Were Very Young is in the first state with page ix unpaginated. The Winnie-the-Pooh jacket is in the first state with "117th Thousand" on the rear flap. Loosely inserted in Pooh Corner is the publisher's leaflet advertising merchandise for the...Learn More
MILNE, A. A. Now We Are Six.London : 1927
First edition of the third Winnie-the-Pooh book. Full of Milne's charming verse, this collection also includes many illustrations of Pooh, Piglet, and the other nursery toys, even in instances where the characters are not mentioned in the accompanying poem. It took only two months for it to eclipse the sales records of the previous two Pooh books.Learn More
MILNE, A. A. Now We Are Six.London : 1927
First edition of the third Winnie-the-Pooh book, in a wonderfully preserved jacket retaining the original blue lettering. Full of Milne's charming verse, this collection also includes many illustrations of Pooh, Piglet, and the other nursery toys, even in instances where the characters are not mentioned in the accompanying poem. It took only two...Learn More
MILNE, A. A. Winnie-the-Pooh.London : 1926
First edition of the first collection of stories featuring the famous bear. It is the second book in the Winnie-the-Pooh series, following the poetry collection When We Were Very Young (1924).Learn More
MILNE, A. A. Now We Are Six.London : 1927
First edition, deluxe issue, published in the special sheep binding simultaneously with the trade issue. Now We Are Six was printed in an edition of 50,000 copies, of which 5,000 were bound in leather by the Ship Binding Company: 1,500 in the present blue, 1,500 in green, and 2,000 in the red.
Following the success of When We Were Very...Learn More
MILNE, A. A. The House at Pooh Corner.London : 1978
The 50th Anniversary edition, number 64 of 300 copies signed by Christopher Milne. This finely bound edition celebrates the last Winnie-the-Pooh book, which was first published in 1928.Learn More
MILNE, A. A. When We Were Very Young; Winnie-the-Pooh; Now We Are Six; The House at Pooh Corner.London : 1924-28
First editions, a complete set of the Pooh books in the original dust jackets. When We Were Very Young is in the second state, with page ix correctly paginated. The dust jacket for Winnie-the-Pooh is in the first state, with "117th Thousand" on the rear flap.Learn More
MILNE, A. A. Now We Are Six.London : 1977
The 50th Anniversary edition, 69 of 300 copies signed by Christopher Milne. The second volume of verse relating to the "Silly old Bear" and his friends in the 100 Acre Wood was first published in 1927.
The imprint incorrectly states that 490 copies were published. The publisher corrected this by way of the loosely inserted erratum slip,...Learn More
MILNE, A. A. When We Were Very Young.London : 1974
The 50th Anniversary edition, number 104 of 300 copies signed by Christopher Milne. First published in 1924, the verse collection introduced the two iconic childhood figures of Christopher Robin and his beloved bear Pooh, who stars in the poem "Teddy Bear".Learn More
MILNE, A. A. When We Were Very Young.New York : 1924
First US edition, deluxe limited issue, one of 500 unnumbered copies printed on large paper and with pictorial boards. When We Were Very Young was published in London on 6 November 1924 and in New York on 20 November; the standard US issue was in red cloth on smaller paper. One hundred of the five hundred deluxe copies were also issued...Learn More
MILNE, A. A. When We Were Very Young; Winnie-the-Pooh; Now We Are Six; The House at Pooh Corner.London : 1924-28
First editions, signed and dated July 1970 by the illustrator, Ernest H. Shepard, on the title pages of Now We Are Six and The House at Pooh Corner.
A contemporary postcard, bound at the front of Winnie the Pooh, reproduces Howard Coster's 1926 photograph of the author sat with Christopher Robin and his famous teddy bear. The sender has...Learn More
MILNE, A. A. Now We Are Six.London : 1928
First edition, deluxe issue, published in the special sheep binding simultaneously with the trade issue. Milne's second book of poetry for children took only two months to eclipse the sales records of the previous two books in the Winnie-the-Pooh series.Learn More
MILNE, A. A. Now We Are Six.London : 1927
First edition, signed limited issue, number 64 of 200 large paper copies signed by both the author and the illustrator. Milne's collection of verse is also notable for including many illustrations of Pooh, Piglet, and the other characters. Milne noted "Pooh... thought it was a different book... he walked through it one day... and sat down on some...Learn More
MILNE, A. A. Now We Are Six.London : 1927
First edition, deluxe issue, published in the special sheep binding simultaneously with the trade issue. Milne's second book of poetry for children took only two months to eclipse the sales records of the previous two books in the Winnie-the-Pooh series.Learn More
MILNE, A. A. When We Were Very Young; Winnie-the-Pooh; Now We Are Six; The House at Pooh Corner.London : 1925-28
A complete set of the deluxe issues, retaining the publisher's boxes, and rarely found in such well-preserved condition. The set comprises the second deluxe issue of the first book, and the first deluxe issues of the following three. The first deluxe issues formed part of the first edition and were issued simultaneously with the trade...Learn More
