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MILNE**, A[lan] A[lexander]: : Pooh's Letters from the Hundred Acre Wood.**

LONDON.METHUEN CHILDREN'S BOOKS,1998.

ISBN 0416195547.

UK,slim,landscape 12mo HB+enclosures,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.Book complete in all aspects/ enclosures.] FINE+.No owner inscrptn,no price removal to rear board - no dw/dj - boards as issued.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,glossy laminated,colour pictorial illustrated bds; with negligible shelf- wear to edges and corners,and coloured illustrated eps.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine.UK,landscape,slim 12mo HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn,56pp excluding endpapers [unpaginated],but includes 7 facsimile envelopes (created from 4pp each being glued together) with complete with all called for enclosures,envelopes and remaining pages all colour illustrated and with text.To 2nd envelope,previous owner's childish handwriting to magazine insert; contents of remaining 5 envelopes complete,intact. CONTAINS SMALL PARTS.NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN UNDER 3 YEARS. Open up the pockets of letters and post in this entertaining storybook and discover the news from the Hundred Acre Wood.Pooh's daily newspaper,Kanga's housekeeping magazine,a game for Piglet, are just part of the Special Deliveries to the Forest. Ernest Howard Shepard (1879-1976),worked as E.H. Shepard.Born St. John's Wood, London,son of an architect.Educated at St Paul's School.Studied at Heatherley's Art School (1896-97) and at the Royal Academy Schools (1897-1902) where he won two scholarships.In 1907,the acceptance of two drawings by Punch marked the beginning of a nearly 50-year association with the magazine; he was elected to the table in 1921,becoming second cartoonist in 1935 and principal cartoonist,1945-49. During WWI he served in France,Belgium and Italy.A highly successful and prolific book illustrator, mainly in black and white,his collaboration with A.A. Milne resulted in a series of children's classics; in the words of his obituary in The Times 'the Pooh drawings were his greatest triumph,and perhaps because his own human and unassuming genius was so much in harmony with the tender facetiousness of his fellow contributor to Punch. . .' He was perhaps,the best-loved illustrator of children's books since Sir John Tenniel. Shepard was an inveterate sketcher,and although his finished drawings were usually the outcome of numerous pencil sketches,they always retained an appearance of spontaneity.He used pen and ink with exceptional flexibility,varying the weight and quality of his line for emphasis and expression.He excelled at depicting movement,and had a fine instinct for characterisation.Although best-known for his association with A.A. Milne, Shepard successfully illustrated a wide range of books.His drawings for 'The Wind in the Willows' were the only ones that the author,Kenneth Grahame,ever liked, while his illustrations for 'Everybody's Pepys' and 'Everybody's Boswell' demonstrated that he could handle adult historical subjects with aplomb.Late in life he illustrated his own autobiographical reminiscences 'Drawn from Memory' (1957) and 'Drawn from Life' (1961) with undiminished liveliness and humour. Bevis Hillier described Shepard as 'the perfect illustrator. . . He never allows his personality to obtrude.He translates,never transmutes'.He was awarded an OBE in 1972. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item, for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,landscape 12mo HB,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

MILNE**, A[lan] A[lexander]: : Pooh's Letters from the Hundred Acre Wood.**

LONDON.METHUEN CHILDREN'S BOOKS,1998.

ISBN 0416195547.

UK,slim rectangular 12mo HB,1st edn thus. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.Book complete in all aspects/enclosures.Extracts from both original,first appearances/publication of 'Winnie-the- Pooh' and 'The House at Pooh Corner' by Methuen,in 1926 and 1928 respectively.This edition first published in 1998,by Methuen Children's Books with a simultaneous US publication by Dutton Children's Books.] FINE. No owner inscrptn,no price-removal to rear board,no dw/dj,as issued.Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,glossy laminated,colour pictorial artwork - to a lilac background,by E.H. Shepard,illustrated glazed boards,with black lettering; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or bumping present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - virtually pristine.No dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,would appear unread apart from my own collation.UK,slim landscape 12mo HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn,40pp [unpaginated] includes the title page and also the double-paged envelopes.Original,but now coloured,E.H. Shepard illustrations throughout the text and the book. 1st envelope has Christopher Robin's folded A4,colour illustrated map, 2nd envelope has Kanga's coloured 8pp favourite magazine, 3rd envelope has a folded A4 facsimile newspaper, 4th envelope has a Christopher Robin's folded, coloured,card game-board game - with a spinner, character game pieces and 24 coloured character tokens - all present and complete - none of which have been pressed out of it's original card, 5th envelope has a stapled 8pp facsimile magazine with colour illustrations,for Owl to read whilst solving mysteries, 6th envelope has a folded colour illustrated poem that Eeyore wrote for Christopher Robin and signed by all residents of Hundred Acre Wood, 7th and last envelope has a presentation certificate of knighthood for Pooh. Open up the pockets of letters and post in this entertaining storybook and discover the news from the Hundred Acre Wood.Pooh's daily newspaper,Kanga'a housekeeping magazine,a game for Piglet, are just part of the Special Deliveries to the Forest. CONTAINS SMALL PARTS.NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN UNDER 3 YEARS. Ernest Howard Shepard (1879-1976),worked as E.H. Shepard.Born St. John's Wood,London,son of an architect.Educated at St Paul's School. Studied at Heatherley's Art School (1896-97) and at the Royal Academy Schools (1897-1902) where he won two scholarships.In 1907,the acceptance of two drawings by Punch marked the beginning of a nearly 50-year association with the magazine; he was elected to the table in 1921,becoming second cartoonist in 1935 and principal cartoonist,1945-49. During WWI he served in France,Belgium and Italy.A highly successful and prolific book illustrator, mainly in black and white,his collaboration with A.A. Milne resulted in a series of children's classics;in the words of his obituary in The Times 'the Pooh drawings were his greatest triumph,and perhaps because his own human and unassuming genius was so much in harmony with the tender facetiousness of his fellow contributor to Punch. . .' He was perhaps,the best-loved illustrator of children's books since Sir John Tenniel. Shepard was an inveterate sketcher,and although his finished drawings were usually the outcome of numerous pencil sketches,they always retained an appearance of spontaneity.He used pen and ink with exceptional flexibility,varying the weight and quality of his line for emphasis and expression.He excelled at depicting movement,and had a fine instinct for characterisation. Although best-known for his association with A.A. Milne,Shepard successfully illustrated a wide range of books.His drawings for 'The Wind in the Willows' were the only ones that the author,Kenneth Grahame,ever liked, while his illustrations for 'Everybody's Pepys' and 'Everybody's Boswell' demonstrated that he could handle adult historical subjects with aplomb.Late in life he illustrated his own autobiographical reminiscences 'Drawn from Memory' (1957) and 'Drawn from Life' (1961) with undiminished liveliness and humour. Bevis Hillier described Shepard as 'the perfect illustrator. . . He never allows his personality to obtrude.He translates,never transmutes'. He was awarded an OBE in 1972. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,slim rectangular 12mo HB,1st edn thus.
Not SIGNED.

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