1926 Rare First Edition - Winnie-The-Pooh Illustrated by Ernest Shepard

Author: A.A. Milne. Illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard.
Title: Winnie-the-Pooh.
Publisher: New York, E.P. Dutton & Company, 1926. First American Edition, First Printing, with the copyright page dated 1926, with no subsequent printings listed.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7.5" X 5.5".
Pages: ix-158 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good original publisher’s green cloth binding with gilt-stamped pictorial design to upper cover (Christopher Robin and Pooh), gilt title to spine and front board (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown, gilt on spine faded - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing or staining mainly on the endpapers - as shown).
Illustrations: Profusely illustrated throughout with Ernest H. Shepard’s iconic line drawings, including full-page and in-text illustrations. Complete.

Estimate: (USD 750–1,200).

The book: A desirable First U.S. edition of Winnie-the-Pooh, published the same year as the British First edition. This enchanting collection of short stories features the beloved characters of Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, and Christopher Robin in their adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood. A foundational work of 20th-century children’s literature and a perennial favorite among collectors.

The author: Alan Alexander Milne (1882–1956) was an English author and playwright best known for his creation of Winnie-the-Pooh. Though he wrote extensively for adults, it was his children’s books that brought him enduring fame, originally inspired by his son, Christopher Robin Milne.

The illustrator: Ernest H. Shepard (1879–1976) was a distinguished English artist and book illustrator. His pen-and-ink drawings for Winnie-the-Pooh and The Wind in the Willows became some of the most iconic and beloved in children’s literature, capturing the warmth and whimsy of Milne’s stories with timeless charm.