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| Book Number | B0003212 |
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| Title | Now We Are Six |
| Author(s) | Author: Milne, A. A. [Alan Alexander] Illustrator: E. H. [Ernest Howard] Shepard A. A. [Alan Alexander] Milne (1882 to 1956)—English author, born in London, best known for his books about Winnie-the-Pooh ('Winnie-the-Pooh' and 'The House at Pooh Corner') and a series of children's poems (best known are 'When We Were Very Young' and 'Now We Are Six') and E. H. [Ernest Howard] Shepard (1879 to 1976)—English artist and book illustrator, best known for his animal illustrations for The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame and Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne |
| Edition and Format | Second Edition Book edition identified by: Publisher's imprint information states 'second edition' on the title page and imprint page. Dust jacket edition identified by: 1) priced '7/6 net' on the spine and 2) 2 book reviews ending with one for Winnie-The Pooh '80th Thousand 5th Edition' on the on the rear flap Hardcover Xii, 103 and [i (colophon)] printed pages in publisher's original maroon cloth with gilt 'Now We Are Six', 'A. A. Milne', Methuen logo on the spine and illustration of Christopher Robin playing with a train on the upper board, in dust jacket. Contains black and white illustrations by E. H. Shepard |
| Publisher(s) | Methuen, London, 1927 Methuen and Co Limited—(Founded in 1889) A British publishing house founded by Sir Algernon Methuen and headed by. E. V. Lucas from 1924, which published works by Henry James, D. H. Lawrence, T. S. Eliot, A. A. Milne, Kenneth Grahame, Ruth Manning-Sanders as well as The Arden Shakespeare series and The Adventures of Tintin. [McBride page 69] [Zempel and Verkler page 284] . |
| Series | Winnie-The-Pooh Series Number Three Winnie-The-Pooh Series—A collection of stories about the adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Christopher Robin, Rabbit, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo and Owl: Winnie-the-Pooh, The House at Pooh Corner, When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six. The series contains 4 books. The first book was originally published in 1924 and the last book was originally published in 1928 |
| Content | content A collection of poems. Verses include : 'Solitude', 'King John's Christmas', 'Busy', 'Sneezles', 'Binker', 'Cherry Stones', 'The Knight Whose Armour Didn't Squeak', 'Buttercup Days', 'The Charcoal-Burner', 'Us Two', 'The Old Sailor', 'The Engineer', 'Journeys End', 'Furry Bear', 'Forgiven', 'The Emperor's Rhyme', 'Knight in Armour', 'Come Out with Me', 'Down by the Pond', 'The Little Black Hen', 'The Friend', 'The Good Little Girl', 'A Thought', 'King Hilary and the Beggarman', 'Swing Song', 'Explained', 'Twice Times', 'The Morning Walk', 'Cradle Song', 'Waiting at the Window', 'Pinkle Purr', 'Wind on the Hill', 'Forgotten', 'In the Dark' and 'The End'. Illustrations include : 'The Charcoal Burner'', 'Us Two', '', 'The Engineer', 'Furry Bear', 'Knight-In-Armour', 'The Friend', 'The Morning Walk', 'Waiting at the Window', 'Forgotten', 'In the Dark' and 'The End'. . |
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