![]() "On a rain-blighted holiday in Wales, escaped from the crowd of fellow guests to the summerhouse, and for 11 days wrote a set of children's verses, one each day… 'There on the other side of the lawn was a child with whom I had lived for three years … and here within me were unforgettable memories of my own childhood.' He added more verses when he got home, enough for a book, and allowed some to be published in advance in Punch" (Carpenter & Prichard, 351). Milne wrote most of these poems at the request of friend and fellow poet Rose Fyleman, who was planning a new children's magazine. "Although Alan Alexander Milne wrote novels, short stories, poetry and many plays for adults, in addition to his work as assistant editor for Punch from 1906 to 1914, it is his writings for children that have captured the hearts of millions of people worldwide" (Silvey, 461). $13,500.įirst edition of the first and rarest Pooh book, inscribed by Milne on the front free endpaper: "This book belongs to Arthur and Rita Kleeman: as witnessed by A: A: Milne." Small octavo, original pictorial blue cloth gilt, top edge gilt. ![]() ![]() MILNE: WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG, THE FIRST POOH BOOK, FIRST EDITION ![]()
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