![]() ![]() also published a large-paper edition of only 100 copies, signed and numbered. ![]() Besides the trade edition (a printing done for the general public), Methuen & Co. The first book is the rarest as it had the smallest print run. Shepard (BRB 75740)įirst editions of the quartet of these memorable books are highly desirable. Milne even alludes to this in the beginning of Winnie-the-Pooh (1926).Ī first edition, 1928, of The House at Pooh Corner, by A.A. He decided to name his own bear after her. Christopher originally named his bear “Edward.” One day, however, he visited the London Zoo and was captivated with a female American black bear, Winnipeg. How did the generic “Teddy” of When We Were Young become the unforgettable Winnie-the-Pooh? By way of a little zigzag. (All modeled on his son Christopher Robin’s toys except Rabbit and Owl, who were purely imaginary.) Pooh would join friends Eeyore, Piglet, Kanga, and Roo in the Hundred Acre Wood. Within these verses would be the glimmer of a very familiar honey-loving pal, introduced in the poem “The Teddy Bear.” Two years later, Milne would flesh out this very “short and stout” bear, turning him into the classic Winnie-the-Pooh. A first edition, 1924, of When We Were Very Young, by A.A. ![]()
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