University of Virginia Library

This study is based upon the Methuen Stock Ledgers in the Lilly Library. I would like to express my appreciation to David A. Randall, Librarian, and William R. Cagle, Assistant Librarian, for permission to quote from those records and for their assistance with the preparation of this paper.

A. A. Milne, "Some Important Fall Authors Speak for Themselves," New York Herald Tribune Book Review, (October 12, 1952), 10.

Total number of copies printed by Methuen as of 3 July 1968:

         

	Hardback	Paperback
When We Were Very Young	967,000	450,000
Winnie-the-Pooh	959,000	600,000
Now We Are Six	649,000	450,000
The House at Pooh Corner	764,000	500,000

Printing was completed as follows: 3 October, 3000 copies; 13 October, 1000 copies; 5 November, 1175 copies.

Edition — the whole number of copies of a book printed at any time or times from one setting-up of type (including copies printed from the stereotype or electrotype plates made from that setting-up of type). Impression — the whole number of copies printed at one time.

Printing of the regular trade copies was completed as follows: 23 August, 40,000 copies; 8 September, 5000 copies; 10 September, 5000 copies (with 48 overs).

My appreciation to Alfred C. Berol of New York City for permission to examine his copy of Now We Are Six printed on Japanese vellum.