A. A. Milne — A Gallery of Children

London, Stanley Paul & Co. Ltd, 1925. First edition. Cloth. First edition of this stylized illustrated book of charming children's stories, with images from Henriette Willebeek le Mair. The first trade edition of the work. Published the same year as a limited edition of five hundred copies. Highly illustrated with twelve coloured plates and coloured illustration to the front cover. Collated complete. Milne's anthology of twelve fantasy stories for children, including 'The Princess and the Apple-Tree', 'Sparrow Tree Square', 'Sand Babies', and 'Barbara's Birthday&apos. Le Mair's illustrations were originally commissioned as adverts for Colgate; Milne saw these and wrote a tale for each of the drawings. Written by A. A. Milne, the author of Winnie-the-Pooh. Milne was also known as a playwright and lieutenant in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in the First World War. Illustrated by Henriette Willebeek le Mair, a Dutch illustrator known for her work on children's books. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, sound with light rubbing and fading to the extremities. The odd small split to the cloth at the joints with marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with scattered spotting throughout. Age toning to the endpapers. Good . Ill.: Saida [H. Willebeek Le Mair]. Good .