The covers to first editions of The Tao of Pooh and the Te of Piglet by Benjamin Hoff. The Tao of Pooh has a white background framed in red. Pooh (in a red and yellow jacket) stands on a patch of grass flying a red kite with a black and white Ying Yang. The cover of the Te of Piglet is framed in yellow. Piglet stands in armor holding a long staff with a flag on it. It's a white pennant with a Chinese character (or possibly two).
The title page of a first edition of the book The Tao of Pooh, illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard. This page features an illustration of Pooh Bear sitting on a rock by a small stream or pond, looking up at a dragon fly.
Pages from the book The Te of Piglet featuring illustrations by E.H. Shepard.
These early editions The Tao of Pooh & The Te of Piglet by Benjamin Hoff w/E.H. Shepard illustrations sailed tru the shop in barely a day.
The Tao of Pooh, w/its gentle humorous intro to Taoism was immensely popular when it came out in 1982.
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