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MILNE, Alan Alexander. The Hums of Pooh. Music by H. Fraser-Simson. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1930.
2o. Illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard. Original cloth-backed boards, paper label on front cover; pictorial dust jacket (a few nicks/chips, some minor darkening). Cicely Fraser-Simson (presentation inscription).
FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Milne on the front blank: "Dedicated by H.F.S. and A.A.M. to Cicely Fraser-Simon As Pooh is inspired by a hum or a whistle he hears in the tops of the trees, As Eeyore is moved by the crunch of the thistle he pulls at his negligent ease, So we are inspired by the humms which Cicely brought to the singing of these."
[With:] MILNE. Teddy Bear and Other Songs from When We Were Very Young. Music by H. Fraser-Simson. London: Methuen & Co., 1926. 2o. Illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard. Original cloth-backed boards, paper label on front cover (some staining); dust jacket (worn). -- More Very Young Songs. Music by H. Fraser-Simson. London: Methuen & Co., 1928. 2o. (Some occasional minor staining along gutter.) Original cloth-backed boards, paper label on front cover (some water staining along spine, some slight yellowing to boards, some minor wear to extremities). FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE, number 74 of 100 copies signed by Milne, Fraser-Simson, and Shepard. (3)
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FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Milne on the front blank: "Dedicated by H.F.S. and A.A.M. to Cicely Fraser-Simon As Pooh is inspired by a hum or a whistle he hears in the tops of the trees, As Eeyore is moved by the crunch of the thistle he pulls at his negligent ease, So we are inspired by the humms which Cicely brought to the singing of these."
[With:] MILNE. Teddy Bear and Other Songs from When We Were Very Young. Music by H. Fraser-Simson. London: Methuen & Co., 1926. 2
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Please note that the inscription in The Hums of Pooh is printed.