A.A. Milne — When We Were Very Young

London, Methuen & Co. Ltd. 1932. Cloth. A.A. Milne's popular anthology inspired by the imagination of Christopher Robin, including the first illustrations of the beloved Pooh bear. When We Were Very Young, a lovely anthology of children's verse, written by iconic children's author A.A. Milne, dedicated to his son Christopher Robin. The twenty-third edition published in 1932, first published in 1924. In the publisher's decorative original blue cloth, with in-text and full-page ink illustrations throughout by frequent collaborator Ernest H. Shepherd. Including a light-hearted yet hearfelt preface in which he praises Christopher Robin's imagination as the source for his inspiration, this little antholgoy includes many beleoved poems. Most famously his 'Teddy Bear' poem includes Shepherd's first illustration of the beloved Winnie the Pooh, in this instance called 'Edwin Bear&apos. In the publisher's decorative original blue cloth. Externally, mostly smart, with minimal marks to boards. Slight rubbing to joints and edges, with bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Faint spots to pictorial end papers. Internally, firmly bound, with gutters visible to the occasional leaf. Pages are bright and mostly clean, with a faint spot to the extremities of the odd leaf. Very Good . Ill.: Ernest H. Shepard. Very Good .