'There on the other side of the lawn was a child with whom I had lived for three years. "On a rain-blighted holiday in Wales, escaped from the crowd of fellow guests to the summerhouse, and for 11 days wrote a set of children's verses, one each day. Milne wrote most of these poems at the request of friend and fellow poet Rose Fyleman, who was planning a new children's magazine. "Although Alan Alexander Milne wrote novels, short stories, poetry and many plays for adults, in addition to his work as assistant editor for Punch from 1906 to 1914, it is his writings for children that have captured the hearts of millions of people worldwide and granted Milne everlasting fame" (Silvey, 461). First editions of Milne's wonderful "Pooh Quartet,". In a sense, of course, he is, for it is his new coloured illustrations which justify it." - Author's Preface for Parents.First Editions. Almost any other would have implied a new collection, and The Shepard Drawings might have suggested (not unpleasantly to some, it may be) that the artist was having the book to himself. Some such title, I suppose, is demanded by the occasion. All I can think of is The Christopher Robin Verses, and all I can say for it is that I prefer it to The Milne Verses. "Now that I have begun the preface, I can probably go on with it somehow, but the invention of a title has proved too much for me. This, the first edition of the combined volume, also represents the first appearance of Shepard's delightful colour plates, all of which are present. The binding has a very minor twist where the front board sits marginally forward of the rear board. Very slight wear, spine extremely slightly faded. Original pale blue cloth spine has gilt lettering and double ruled head and tail upper cover with gilt Christopher Robin design within double gilt ruled border with floral design in each corner. Neat ownership signature, dated 1932 on front free endpaper. With twelve plates in colour and text decorations by Ernest H. Title: The Christopher Robin Verses, Being 'When We.
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