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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

A.A. Milne

The Christopher Robin Birthday Book

Decorated by E.H. Shepard

Published: Methuen & Co. Ltd, London, 1930

Edition: First Edition

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First Edition, 1930; Methuen & Co. Ltd., London. With dust jacket. Duodecimo, 13 x 16.5 cm., vii [1] 215 pp. Red cloth boards with gilt titles to front and spine. Gilt illustration of Christopher Robin carrying a fishing rod to front board. Illustrated title page with a small picture of lambs frolicking around a tree, with title ‘The Christopher Robin Birthday book compiled by AA Milne Decorated by E. H. Shepard’ and ‘Sad? Why should I be sad? It's my birthday. The happiest day of the year’. Illustrated dust jacket in pink and cream, with black titles to front and spine and publisher’s advertisement to rear.

A wonderful date book for birthdays. Each page features a black and white illustration and two dates of the year, each with a character quote; along with blank space for the owner to enter birthdays. Completely unused and blank throughout.

Condition: A very good copy, only with previous owner’s name to ffep. A very good dust jacket, with minor chips to spine tips and corners.

  • Jacket Condition: Very Good
  • Binding Condition: Very Good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good
  • Size: 13 x 16.5 cm
  • Sold By: The Smokey Owl
  • Contact Person: Carol Hayman
  • Country: South Africa
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