When We Were Very Young. [17th Edition 1928] ; Winnie The Pooh, [Fifth Edition 1927]; Now We Are Six, [Third Edition, 1927]; The House At Pooh Corner. [First Edition 1928]. Four volumes. Illustrated by E.H. Shepard. London: Methuen, (1927 – 1928). Some wear to edges and gift inscription to front free endpaper of Now we are Six. A nice set.

Complete set of this ‘Children’s Classic’ illustrated by E.H. Shepard. housed together in a custom-made slipcase.

Alan Alexander Milne (1882-1956) was an English writer who was best known for his children’s stories about the adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh. His best-known works are his two collections of children’s poetry, When We Were Young and Now We Are Six, and his two books of stories about the lovable bear Winnie-the-Pooh and his animal friends.

Howard Shepard (1879-1976) was an English artist and book illustrator. He is known especially for illustrations of the anthropomorphic animal and soft toy characters in The Wind in the Willows and The Pooh Books.