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The Kings Breakfast
A. A. Milne; H. Fraser-Simson [music]
1925
Methuen & Co. Ltd. : London
10.5" by 7.5"
vi, 17pp.
SUMMARY
The first edition of this illustrated poem by A. A. Milne, with music by H. Fraser-Simson and illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard.
First Edition
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs0.5 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
The first edition of this work in the publishers original quarter cloth and pictorial boards, with the original unclipped dust wrapper.
The Kings Breakfast is a poem by A. A. Milne, first published in When We Were Very Young (1924). It concerns a cow which refuses to provide milk, causing the King to sulk. The poem was made into a film in 1963.
In this work, the poem has been set to music by H. Fraser-Simson, with accompanying illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard.
CONDITION
In the publishers original quarter cloth and pictorial boards, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart, with the odd spot to the boards, and a touch of sunning to the lower extremity of the front board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with some spotting to the first and last couple of pages, and to the fore edge, affecting the occasional page. Dust wrapper is smart with a scattering of spots. Small tear to the front of the wrap.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed Very Good Indeed
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine- Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed- Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good- Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good- Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under condition
Good Only- Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair- As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor- Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them
attractive none the less. Major defects will be described.
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