18th Nov, 2020 10:30 GMT/BST
Milne (A.A.)
Winnie-The-Pooh, Methuen, 1926, first edition, top edge gilt, dust wrapper, (priced 7/6, 117th thousand to rear flap), some wear, spine slanted
Sold for £1,700
Estimated at £200 - £400
. No inscriptions found , contents clean, closed edges tanned and a little spotted. Gutter gaping in a couple of places. Some light tanning to endpapers. Spine slanted. Dust wrapper worn at the edge with dust marking and a little staining to outer surfaces
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Auction: Books, Maps, Manuscripts & Photographs - Online auction, 18th Nov, 2020
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