MILNE, A. A. (Alan Alexander). The Christopher Robin Verses. (1932 - FIRST EDITION - INSCRIBED)
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AUTHOR: MILNE, A. A. (Alan Alexander).
TITLE: The Christopher Robin Verses.
PUBLISHER: London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1932.
DESCRIPTION: FIRST EDITION INSCRIBED. 1 vol., 8-3/8" x 6-1/16", illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard, inscribed by Milne to the front blank endleaf "It is the Cause, my sole excuse for taking toll of charitable purses - The Cause: and not the verses. July 1939", bound in the publisher’s original gilt stamped blue cloth.
CONDITION: Inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine, occasional minor foxing, no previous ownership markings, inscriptions, or bookplate, A VERY GOOD COPY.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Milne's inscription is a riff on Othello's soliloquy in Act 5, Scene 2, wherein he states his intention to murder - yet continue to love - his wife Desdemona on suspicion of her infidelity.
