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WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG by MILNE, A. A - 1930

by MILNE, A. A

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WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG by MILNE, A. A - 1930

WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG

by MILNE, A. A

  • Used
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
  • first
New York: The Fountain Press, 1930. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine in what would be a Fine slipcase but for the missing piece. Ernest Shepard. Bound in publisher's pictorial cloth and housed in a plain brown slipcase with printed paper spine label, here lacking about a one-inch section from the top edge. Illustrated by Ernest Shepard. This is copy #685 of 842 SIGNED by the author. Laid in are an old receipt and description from Goodspeed's.
  • Bookseller Charles Agvent US (US)
  • Illustrator Ernest Shepard
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Fine in what would be a Fine slipcase but for the missing piece
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition First Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher The Fountain Press
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1930
  • Keywords Signed; Winnie-The-Pooh; Ernest Shepard; E. H. Shepard; Modern Firsts; A. A. Milne; Literature: English

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When I Was Very Young

by Milne, A. A. (Ernest Shepard, illustrator)

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  • near fine
  • first
Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
First Thus
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Pasadena, California, United States
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New York: Fountain Press, 1930. First Thus. Near Fine/Near Fine. One of 842 copies by the Pynson Press, of which this is a Printer's Copy. This copy is NOT signed by the author on the limitation page. Publisher's pictorial cloth binding retaining delicate paper label to spine. A Near Fine copy in like slipcase, with a hint of sunning to spine and faint toning to pages. Slipcase with minimal shelfwear and some splitting along the lower edge. Milne's nostalgic poem about several young boys -- both good and troublemakers -- and their childhood adventures, from setting off small explosions to breaking pots of jam. A charming work by the same author and illustrator responsible for the beloved Winnie the Pooh books which have shaped multiple generations. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.
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When I Was Very Young

by Milne, A.A

  • Used
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
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Alfred, Maine, United States
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Cloth binding lightly worn. Copy number 603 of 842 signed copies. Nicely illustrated by Ernest Shepard.
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When I Was Very Young

by Milne, A. A

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
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Simi Valley, California, United States
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The Fountain Press, 1939T. hardcover. Very Good. . Copy #125, SIGNED by the author, A. A. Milne, on the limitation page in red pen. Book is in fine condition. Slipcase is torn and shows minor loss, wear, and rubbing.
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When I Was Very Young

by Milne, A.A

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  • Fine
  • Hardcover
  • Signed
Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Edition
Limited Edition
Binding
Hardcover
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Beverly Hills, California, United States
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Pynson Printers; Random House; New York, 1930. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Fine numbered and SIGNED limited edition; Pynson Printers (Random House), February 1930. Signed by the author on the colophon page and hand numbered 755. Original pink patterned cloth and deckled papers. Includes original brown paper-covered slipcase, which is all housed a custom cloth slipcase. We will provide a certificate of authenticity for this item.
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