xi, [1], 178, [2] pp. 8vo. Original yellow cloth. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: "Alan Alexander Milne (pronounced /'m?ln/) (18 January 1882 – 31 January 1956) was an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various children's poems. Milne was a noted writer, primarily as a playwright, before the huge success of Pooh overshadowed all his previous work."