WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG.
Methuen and Co. London. 1950, 1950.
Fifty-second edition. 8vo. (7.3 x 5 inches). Illustrated throughout with wonderful line drawings by E. H. Shepard. A neat three line gift inscription to front blank endpaper, otherwise a fine clean copy throughout. Finely bound by Bayntun of Bath in mid twentieth century full dark blue calf leather binding. Spine with five raised bands, each with gilt decoration. Compartments decorated with Winnie the Pooh tool and lettered in gilt. Both boards with singleline ruled borders. Front board is decorated with gilt illustration of Christopher Robin. Board edges with multiple diagonal gilt ruled lines to the corners. Decorative floral roll to turn-ins. Marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. A few small indents to the boards but overall still a very attractive copy.
Item #11655
Price: £250.00