A first-edition copy of the beloved children’s classic Winnie the Pooh will be among the literary treasures for sale at an Australian rare book auction.
The work by Alan Alexander Milne features the original green cloth cover with gilt illustrations and Christopher Robin’s map of the ‘Hundred Acre Wood.’
“We were thrilled to receive Winnie the Pooh in good condition, especially considering it was printed in 1926,” Anne Mullins, one of the main coordinators of Brisbane’s longest-running book fair, said.
“E.H Shepard’s illustrations are delightful, and the map on the inside cover is full of nostalgic places like ‘Eeyore’s Gloomy Place’ and the ‘Nice for Piknicks’ spot.”…