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The House at Pooh Corner

Book
1928 (published)
Artist/Maker
Methuen (publisher)
Milne, A. A (authors)
Place of origin
London (published)

First edition of 'The House at Pooh Corner', pages: xi, [1], 178, [2], illustrated in black and white line blocks.

Object details

Categories
Books
National Art Library
Children & Childhood
Illustration
Object type
Book
TitleThe House at Pooh Corner
Materials and techniques
Case bound book, with line block illustrations
Printing Ink
Paper (Fiber Product)
Line Block
Printing
Brief description
Book, The House at Pooh Corner by A.A. Milne; with decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. First edition, London: Methuen & Co., 1928. NAL Pressmark: 60.CC.47.
Physical description
First edition of 'The House at Pooh Corner', pages: xi, [1], 178, [2], illustrated in black and white line blocks.
Dimensions
  • Paper height: 19.6cm
  • Paper width: 13.3cm
  • Depth: 17mm
Gallery label
(09/12/2017 - 08/04/2018)
First Editions

When We Were Very Young was a publishing sensation. It surprised Milne’s publishers, Methuen, who had issued a normal edition of around 5000. Within three months of publication they had sold almost 44,000 copies. Being more prepared for Winnie-the-Pooh, they started with 35,000 copies, and for the fourth book, The House at Pooh Corner, with 75,000. This success prompted the publishers to make copper electrotypes of the page settings, extending their life – these helped preserve the line blocks, were stronger and could be remade when worn.

[Group label Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic for a set, including one external loan of When We Were Very Young]
Other numbers
  • 60.CC.47 - NAL Pressmark
  • L.777-1977 - NAL accession number
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
38041803197698

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Record createdSeptember 5, 2016
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1365169/the-house-at-pooh-corner-book-milne-a-a/
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