MILNE, A. A. (AUTHOR); SHEPARD, ERNEST H. (ILLUSTRATIONS) — When We Were Very Young

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co, Inc, 1950. BCE. Hardcover. Book club edition. An American reprint edition of A. A. Milne's classic 1924 book of children's verses, with the original endearing Ernest H. Shepard black and white illustrations in the book and at endpapers. This work preceded Milne's popular "Winnie-the-Pooh" of 1926. An August, 1950 reprint "from new plates and engravings," following the 239th printing of July 1949. --- In Shepard-illustrated red cloth-covered boards with titling in dark blue & Shepard illustrations in grey. Volume lacks a dust jacket. --- Page 21/22 is missing, with whitish soiling to front cover and child's bookplate pasted to front free endpaper, otherwise a sound, sturdy copy.; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall; xii, (2), 100 pages. Very Good- with no dust jacket .