Winnie-the-Pooh – A.A. Milne – 1926 | First Edition, Original Cloth

First edition Winnie-the-Pooh, published in 1926 by Methuen & Co. Ltd. This is the first printing, confirmed by the lack of edition statement on the title page and no month on the copyright. The book is the second title in the “Pooh” series, following When We Were Very Young. Bound in original green cloth with a gilt illustration on the cover and gilt titles on the spine. Illustrated throughout by E.H. Shepard, including endpapers with scenes of the Hundred Acre Wood.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Winnie-the-Pooh
• Author(s): A.A. Milne
• Illustrator(s): E.H. Shepard
• Publisher: London, Methuen & Co. Ltd.
• Edition: First Edition, 1926.
• Format: Octavo, single volume
• Binding: Original green cloth, gilt spine, illustrated endpapers
• Size:  7.75 in x 5.25 in (19.5 cm x 13 cm)
• Collation: xi, [3], 158, [2]
• Illustrations: Number black-and-white drawings
• Contents Include:
  • Winnie-the-Pooh full text
  • Illustrated endpapers
  • Frontispiece and chapter headpieces by Shepard
• Provenance: Handwritten signature of [Christine Dillmyer]

Condition:

Original green cloth binding with gilt vignette on the front board and gilt lettering on the spine. Minor rubbing to spine ends. Cloth remains strong and corners are only lightly worn. The binding is secure. Illustrated endpapers are intact, with occasional foxing. Pages are clean and complete with all leaves present. Illustrations remain clear and undamaged.

Why Collect This?

• First printing in original cloth
• Suitable for collectors of 20^th-century children’s literature

Item Number: #28734