Now We Are Six by A.A. Milne, Illustrated by Ernest H. Shephard, First American Trade Edition, 1927

Milne, A.A. Now We Are Six. New York: E. P. Dutton, 1827. First American Trade Edition. Illustrated by Ernest Shepard. Octavo. In the publisher's original orange cloth boards, stamped in gilt, original unclipped dust jacket, and presented with a new archival ¼ leather and cloth clamshell case.  Presented is the first American trade edition of A. A. Milne’s iconic children’s poems, Now We Are Six. This collection of verses was published by E. P. Dutton & Co in New York, in 1927. It is presented here in the publisher’s original gilt-stamped orange cloth boards, original unclipped dust jacket, and filled with E. H. Shepard’s charming illustrations. The book is now protected in a custom, archival ¼ leather and cloth clamshell. This is a desirable and scarce edition of Milne’s collection of poems.  A. A. Milne (1882–1956) and Ernest H. Shepard (1879–1976) were the author and illustrator of the Winnie the Pooh books. Before Pooh, Alan Alexander Milne had a thriving career as a humorist a