By Way of Introduction.

Milne, A. A.

Published by E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., New York. "First Edition"., 1929

About this Item

5 1/4 in. x 7 3/4 in., 202 pp. Some of the pages show unopened lower edges. Tan cloth spine with titling in brown, and patterned paper over boards, with a leaf design. The cover corners show bumping, wear, wear to cover edges; rubberstamped design In Memoriam gift bookplates on both of the front and back endpapers: Ralph M. Pons; browning to endpapers. Titles & subjects of the Introducions & Essays: Introducing Fougasse; Introducing Fairyland [The Science of Fairy Tales, by E. S. Hartland]; Saki [H. H. Munro]; [Ernest H.] Shepard [illustrator of the Pooh books];; Granta magazine]; Hammersmith [theatre]; Crime; "The King's Breakfast". Dramatic Art and Craft; Portrait of a Good Man ["On England" by Stanley Baldwin]; High Life & Low Life [Lions and Lambs by Low]; The Author in the Theatre ["How a Play is Produced" by Karel Capek]; 'A Babbled of Green Fields [Cricket]; Dr. Watson Speaks Out ["Sherlock Holmes: Short Stories", by Arthur Conan Doyle]; Thoughts on Spirtitualism; A Note on Stagecraft; Spiritualism-and the Value of Evidence [mention of Arthur Conan Doyle]; Love & Marriage; Children's Books; Their Exits & Their Entrances; Good King Wenceslas; An Immortal Name; The Art of Giving; Certain Financial Matters; A Village Match; A Group of Silver Birches; The Uninvited Guest; The Honours List; The Little More; An Unlucky Golfer; The End of a Chapter [mentions Christopher Robin]. Seller Inventory # ABE-1393686470

Bibliographic Details

Title: By Way of Introduction.

Publisher: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., New York. "First Edition".

Publication Date: 1929

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket