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The World of Christopher Robin

Book
1968 (published)
Artist/Maker
Methuen (published by)
Milne, Alan Alexander (published by)
Shepard, Ernest Howard (published by)
Place of origin
London (published)

234 pages and 8 colour plates.

Object details

Categories
National Art Library
Children & Childhood
Illustration
Books
Object type
Book
TitleThe World of Christopher Robin (published title)
Materials and techniques
Case bound printed book with colour illustrations.
Printing Ink
Paper (Fiber Product)
Printing
Brief description
Book, 'The World of Christopher Robin'. Published in London by Methuen, 1968. NAL Pressmark: 60.CC.24.
Physical description
234 pages and 8 colour plates.
Dimensions
  • Paper height: 21cm
  • Paper width: 14.6cm
  • Depth: 2.4cm
Gallery label
(09/12/2017 - 08/04/2018)
The publishers periodically revitalised the market for the books. The printer’s proof shows all 12 new colour plates, cover and endpapers for The World of Pooh of 1956, which combined both storybooks. The American publisher, E.P. Dutton first commissioned this set. Letters show that Shepard was unhappy with the planned colouring by Warren Chappell and provided his own. A year later, Dutton commissioned more for The World of Christopher Robin, which combined the two verse books.

[This label text applies to E.720-1973 and E.776-1973 (a cover design for The World of Christopher Robin) along with a proof sheet of colour images to The World of Pooh on loan, and a copy of each book]
Other numbers
  • L.209-1971 - NAL accession number
  • 60.CC.24 - NAL Pressmark
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
L.209-1971

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Record createdOctober 13, 2016
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1370582/the-world-of-christopher-robin-book-milne-alan-alexander/
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