When I Was Very Young

New York: Fountain Press, 1930.

(Item #4802) When I Was Very Young. A. A. Milne, Ernest Shepard.

When I Was Very Young

New York: Fountain Press, 1930. First Thus. One of 842 copies by the Pynson Press, of which this is a Printer's Copy. This copy is NOT signed by the author on the limitation page. Publisher's pictorial cloth binding retaining delicate paper label to spine. A Near Fine copy in like slipcase, with a hint of sunning to spine and faint toning to pages. Slipcase with minimal shelfwear and some splitting along the lower edge.

Milne's nostalgic poem about several young boys -- both good and troublemakers -- and their childhood adventures, from setting off small explosions to breaking pots of jam. A charming work by the same author and illustrator responsible for the beloved Winnie the Pooh books which have shaped multiple generations
Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. (Item #4802)

When I Was Very Young
When I Was Very Young
When I Was Very Young
When I Was Very Young
When I Was Very Young
When I Was Very Young