Now we are six

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Artist/Maker	Methuen (published by) Milne, Alan Alexander (author) Shepard, Ernest Howard (illustrator)
Place of origin	London (published)

Book of children's verse with dust jacket and line block illustrations. x, [2], 103, [1] pages.

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Categories	National Art Library Children & Childhood Illustration Books
Object type	Book
Title	Now we are six (published title)
Materials and techniques	Case bound printed book with line block illustrations. Printing Ink Paper (Fiber Product) Printing Line Block Printing
Brief description	Book, 'Now We Are Six', first edition. Published in London by Methuen, 1927. NAL Pressmark: 60.CC.43.
Physical description	Book of children's verse with dust jacket and line block illustrations. x, [2], 103, [1] pages.
Dimensions	Paper height: 19.5cm Paper width: 13cm Depth: 1.5cm
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 number	60.CC.43 - NAL Pressmark
Collection	National Art Library
Library number	38041800960866

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Record created	October 13, 2016
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1370581/now-we-are-six-book-milne-alan-alexander/

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