1932 The Christopher Robin Verses by A. A. Milne. Illustrated by Ernest Shepard.

Title: The Christopher Robin Verses. Being 'When We Were Very Young' and 'Now We Are Six.'
Author: A. A. Milne.
Illustrator: with twelve plates in colour and text decorations by Ernest H. Shepard.
Publisher: Methuen & Co. Ltd: London. 
Published Date: 1932. First edition. First printing of combined volume. 
 
Blue cloth with an attractive gilt border and pictorial detail to the front cover and gilt lettering to the spine. The boards are in very good condition with some rubbing and bumping to the corners and some light shelf wear to the head and tail of the spine. There is a strip of fading to the front board, though it is barely noticeable. The contents are age toned with light foxing to the preliminary pages. Ink inscription to the half title page dated Xmas 1932. Top edge blue.