Item #1858 NOW WE ARE SIX. A. A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard, story, illustrations.

NOW WE ARE SIX

New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1927. First American Edition. Stunning copy of the third Pooh book, chronicling the adventures of Christopher Robin, Eeyore, Piglet, and a very loveable bear. While copies of the UK edition - even very nice ones - are ubiquitous, first editions of their American counterparts are considerably less common, with copies such as this one being genuinely scarce. Item #1858

First Printing, trade issue. Octavo (19.75cm); orange textured cloth, with titling, rule, and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; decorative endpapers; dustjacket; 103pp; illus. Base of spine gently nudged, with a touch of oxidation to gilt; very Near Fine. Dustjacket shows a faint vertical fold along the spine panel, with a 2mm closed tear to upper right corner of front flap fold; fresh and Fine in every other respect, without wear and with the colors as bright and vibrant as the day of publication.

Price: $2,500.00

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