When We Very Young — Winnie-the-Pooh — Now We Are Six — The House at  Pooh Corner. London: Methuen & Co., 1924 – 1926 – 1927 – 1928



Together 4 volumes, 8vo (7 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.; 185 x 120 mm). [When We Were Very Young]: Blue cloth with gilt emblems on upper cover, plain endpapers, spine lettered gilt. Tan pictorial dust-jacket.  Jacket very lightly soiled, tiny tears to head of jacket spine. Provenance: John Stuart Groves (morocco ticket on front pastedown) — [Winnie-the-Pooh]: Green cloth with gilt emblems on upper cover, pictorial endpapers, spine lettered gilt; upper joint lightly rubbed. Tan pictorial dust-jacket; spine dampstained, round stain on front flap, evidently from a leather ticket, jacket therefore evidently supplied from another copy. — [Now We Are Six]: Crimson cloth with gilt emblem on upper cover, pink  pictorial endpapers, spine lettered gilt. Pale green pictorial dust-jacket; faded, spine age-darkened, interior of jacket strengthened along head and foot near spine. Provenance: Stella M. M. Jolliffe (inscription on front free endpaper dated "Xmas 1927"). — [The House at Pooh Corner]: Coral pink cloth with gilt emblems on upper cover, salmon pictorial endpapers, spine lettered gilt; some streaking on free endpapers. Salmon pictorial endpapers; light soiling.  Modern green cloth chemise lettered gilt.

Together 4 volumes, 8vo (7 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.; 185 x 120 mm). [When We Were Very Young]: Blue cloth with gilt emblems on upper cover, plain endpapers, spine lettered gilt. Tan pictorial dust-jacket. Jacket very lightly soiled, tiny tears to head of jacket spine. Provenance: John Stuart Groves (morocco ticket on front pastedown) — [Winnie-the-Pooh]: Green cloth with gilt emblems on upper cover, pictorial endpapers, spine lettered gilt; upper joint lightly rubbed. Tan pictorial dust-jacket; spine dampstained, round stain on front flap, evidently from a leather ticket, jacket therefore evidently supplied from another copy. — [Now We Are Six]: Crimson cloth with gilt emblem on upper cover,zpink pictorial endpapers, spine lettered gilt.pale green pictorial dust-jacket; faded, spine age-darkened, interior of jacket strengthened along head and foot near spine. Provenance: Stell M. M. Jolliffe (inscription on front free endpaper dated "Xmas 1927"). — [The House at Pooh Corner]: Coral pink cloth with gilt emblems on upper cover, salmon pictorial endpapers, spine lettered gilt; some streaking on free endpapers. Salmon pictorial endpapers; light soiling. Modern green cloth chemise lettered gilt.
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First editions, with the author's signature on the title-page of When We Were Very Young. A very good set.