The House at Pooh Corner

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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.

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Categories	Books National Art Library Children & Childhood Illustration
Object type	Book
Title	The 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 created	September 5, 2016
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1365169/the-house-at-pooh-corner-book-milne-a-a/

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