By A A Milne
London   The Evening News
8" by 6.5" [26]pp
An extremely scarce, truly unique work. Signed by A.A Milne and Ernest H Shepard, this work comprises mounted press-cuttings from the Evening News of 'The Rescue of Piglet'.
By A A Milne

c1925 The Rescue of Piglet/Piglet and the flood

London   The Evening News
8" by 6.5" [26]pp
An extremely scarce, truly unique work. Signed by A.A Milne and Ernest H Shepard, this work comprises mounted press-cuttings from the Evening News of 'The Rescue of Piglet'.
£12,000.00
: 0.75kgs / : 737L10

What Our Customers Say...

Description

First Edition, Signed

This story of Piglet and the flood was subsequently published in Milne's first story collection featuring his beloved anthropomorphic characters; 'Winnie The Pooh'.  It was chapter nine of 'Winnie The Pooh'. 

Undated, but it is believed this publication pre-dates the first printing of Milne's anthology. 

Illustrated throughout, with the noted pen-and-ink drawings of Ernest H Shepard.  Shepard was a popular twentieth century illustrator whose recognisable pen and ink drawings were featured in all of Milne's works.

Signed by A.A Milne and E.H Shepard to the title page. 

To the recto of front endpaper is written 'A Rescue of a Rescue' and the provenance note of this work, 'From the library of P.T.R. Gillette. Sold at Sothebys Feb 10th 1959'. Below this is written 'Not in the C.R Story Book'. 

This work is titled 'The Rescue of Piglet, A New Story for Children by A.A. Milne'.

A fantastic, unique hand-compiled work.

Condition

In paper wraps. Externally, excellent with minor shelfwear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Occasional offsetting from the clippings to the blank verso. Otherwise, pages are clean.

Fine

Delivery & payment

We send all of our books via courier which is a fully tracked and insured service. In our experience we find this to be the most reliable and quickest form of delivery. Our primary courier is DHL, but we are able to accommodate special requests if required, including postal delivery for items under 2kg. See More Details