When We Were Very Young
Methuen, 1924.
Fourth edition, printed one month after the first and in the same format. 8vo. Original blue cloth with gilt lettering and gilt vignettes to upper cover, top edge gilt. Illustrated in line by E.H. Shepard. A very good copy, light wear to spine ends and corners. Bookplate to the front endpaper verso.
This book is the first in a series of four which introduces the characters of Pooh and Christopher Robin. The bear in the poem entitled "Teddy Bear" gives us the first glimpse of the bear who has gone on to become one of the most popular children's characters of all time. Christopher Robin appears in "Vespers", "Buckingham Palace" and various other poems.
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