*Milne (Alan Alexander, 1882-1956). Autograph letter signed from A.A. Milne's wife Daphne, 13 Mal

*Milne (Alan Alexander, 1882-1956). Autograph letter signed from A.A. Milne's wife Daphne, 13 Mallord Street, Chelsea, 31st December, [1929?], to [Ivor] Barnard, saying how glad they are that he is coming to Christopher Robin's tea party, and how terribly good it would be 'if you would keep on your rat make up during tea It would be so thrilling for Christopher's little friends to see you close, 1 page with sentiment and signature overleaf, together with an Autograph letter signed by G. Harben [?the artist Guy Harben] p.p. A.A. Milne, Middlesex Hospital, n.d., to Barnard, on letterhead of Cotchford Farm, Hartfield, Sussex, thanking him for his flowers which 'touched me enormously', apologising for the delay in acknowledging them and admitting that it is because he is only just getting back to normal, 'and you are one of the first people I write to', 1 page, both 8vo. Christopher Robin, the Milnes' son, and central character of the Winnie the Pooh books was born in 1920. Ivor Barnard was the original Rat in "Toad of Toad Hall", Kenneth Grahame's dramatization of his "The Wind in the Willows". This first letter probably dates from 1929 when it was first staged. (2)