TEDDY BEAR AND OTHER SONGS FROM WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG by MILNE, A.A

New York: E. P. Dutton, 1926. First American edition [1926]. Good used copy with some external wear. Selection of songs with music and lyrics, illustrated with line drawings by Shepard. Pink hardcover with blue cloth spine, paper label on front cover, 12.25" tall, contains 14 songs. Some finger soil and darkening to outer edges of covers, wear to corners and spine ends, good hinges, sound text block, slightly age-yellowed but clean pages, no names or other markings.. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Folio - 12" - 15" Tall.

London: Methuen & Co., 1926. Hardback with dust-wrapper. 31cm x 24.5cm. 43pp. Decorations by E. H. Shepard. Music by H. Fraser-Simson. 1st edition 1926. D/w is slightly marked and frayed to edges with small losses. Bottom corners bumped. Previous owner's name, Ann Thwaite, in pencil to front free end-paper. A decent copy. (q8). 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. Illus. by Shepard, Ernest H..

NEW YORK: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1926 . Hardcover. VERY GOOD . Shepard, E. H. . Early printing. Vocal score with music set to lyrics adapted from Milne's book of children's verses. Includes "Teddy Bear," which features the first appearance of Winnie the Pooh. 43 pp. Oversized sky blue boards with pink casing. Moderate spotting to front board with several quarter-sized, nickel-sized, dime-sized and smaller spots. Some light spotting to rear board. Light rubbing to extremities. Light bumps to corners with significant wear. Two small chips to casing along bottom edge of front board. Some very light soiling to endpapers. Dime-sized spot to RFEP, both sides, rear of last text page, rear pastedown. Former bookseller's sticker to RFEP. Nice, clean copy.

London: Methuen and Co. Ltd., 1926. Bound in the publishers original chocolate brown boards with contrasting caramel cloth binding strip for spine. This is the rare first printing of 1926. Cream coloured oblong paper title to front boards showing what appears to be Pooh Bear musing over a large newspaper on the ground. Contains excellent line drawings by E.H.Shepard and music by H.Fraser-Simson. All pages are present and correct and remain in well preserved condition throughout.The book is tightly bound and has been well looked after over the years. Housed in the sea green dustwrapper with contrasting dark blue title lettering and charming decoration to front and back panel. Two large hairline tears but importantly the dustwrapper remains intact. Light wear and overall signs of handling commensurate with age but this surely rates as one of the more presentable examples of the very scarce dustwrapper. Now protected in a removable archival booksleeve to preserve its condition. Photographs of the book… Read More

London: Methuen & Co. Ltd, 36, Essex Street, W.C., 1926. First Edition. Boards. Very good +/very good. E. H. SHEPARD. [MUSIC]. H. FRASER-SIMSON, music. E.H. [Ernest Howard] SHEPARD, illustrator. First edition. Folio; 43pp; brown boards, cream cloth shelf-back, printed label on front with a vignette of Pooh; illustrated title page; 14 musical scores with words, small line illustrations; light foxing to title label on front, bumped rear top corner and rear upper edge; light acid burn from dust jacket flap to ffep; unclipped blue illustrated dust jacket, old archival tape repairs to verso, light soiling and a few spots; very good plus in very good minus dj. Dedication page reads, "By permission of Her Royal Highness The Duchess of York these Songs are dedicated to The Princess Elizabeth." The Duchess of York at this time was the Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, who became Queen when her husband, Prince Albert, acceded to the throne as George VI in 1936. The book was dedicated to The Princess Elizabeth, now… Read More

1926 Winnie the Pooh 1st Teddy Bear Songs When We Were Young Milne Illustrated

"Some people care too much. I think it's called love."
― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

Shortly after the successes of 'When We Were Very Young,' Milne published a song book in 1926 with music by H. Fraser-Simson and illustrated decorations by E. H. Shepard. Songs includes the text, sheet music, and illustrations for fun with kids and songs like 'The Four Friends,' 'Sand Between the Toes,' 'Teddy Bear,' and more!

Item number: #23972
Price: $499

MILNE, A.A.

Teddy bear and other songs from "When we were very young"

London: Methuen & Co.: Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew, 1926. First edition.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [4], 43, [1]
o 40 illustrations
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
o Includes original dust jacket from a later state
· Size: ~12.25in x 9.75in (31.5cm x 24.5cm)

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