By Way of Introduction
by MILNE, A.A
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Palm Springs, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, Dutton [1929]., 1929. First edition (so stated; large paper edition). Tall 8vo. Author's note. Original gilt stamped light aqua cloth over fuchsia/beige patterned boards, top edge stained green, uncut. Very good. Original publisher's light green board slipcase. Scarce. Small bookplate of B.R. Overbury on the front pastedown. #105/166 numbered copies, signed by Milne on limitation page. Includes Milne's essay on E.H. Shepard (the illustrator of Milne's "Winnie the Pooh" series); an essay on "Children's Books.". Signed by Author(s). F. Hardcover.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Houle Rare Books & Autographs (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4934
- Title
- By Way of Introduction
- Author
- MILNE, A.A
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- F
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York, Dutton [1929].
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- LITERATURE
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Houle Rare Books & Autographs
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Palm Springs, California
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- First Edition
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- Bookplate
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
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