 MILNE, A.A. Winnie-the-Pooh "His arms were so stiff... they stayed up straight in the air for more than a week, and whenever a fly came and settled on his nose he had to blow it off. And I think--but I am not sure--that that is why he is always called Pooh." FIRST EDITION of Milne's classic, in the original dust jacket. Illustrated throughout by Ernest Shepard. London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., 1926. Octavo, orginal gilt-stamped cloth, original dust jacket. Book near-fine with a little bit of soiling to endpapers; dust jacket with toning and mild edgewear to spine. $6500.
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