Ernest H. Shepard — Drawn from Life

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1961. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this illustrated autobiography by Ernest H. Shepard. The first edition. With monochrome vignettes and full page illustrations throughout by the author. Collated complete. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. This autobiography was written by Ernest H. Shepard. Shepard was an English artist and book illustrator and is best known for his illustrations for 'Wind in the Willows' and 'Winnie-the-Pooh&apos. This work is one of two autobiographies Shepard wrote. In the publisher's original cloth with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally lovely with only a slight lean and slight discolouration to the head and tail of the spine. Past owners ink inscription to the front free end paper and the odd minor mark only. The wrap is very smart with sunning to the spine, light handling marks and the odd very small closed tear and a small chip. Spotting to the verso. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages. Near Fine . Ill.: Ernest H. Shepard. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.