When we were very young
Book
1924 (published)
1924 (published)
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Children's verse.
Bound in the second half of the twentieth century in black goatskin by Bayntun (Rivière), signed with stamp on verso of front free endpaper. Gold-tooling including illustrations after Shepard on upper board, floral motifs on spine, turn-ins; gilt edges; marbled endpapers. Original gold-stamped cloth covers bound at rear. In a slipcase with first editions of Winnie-the-Pooh, Now we are six and The house at Pooh Corner, all in matching bindings.
x, [2], 99, [1] p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Bound in the second half of the twentieth century in black goatskin by Bayntun (Rivière), signed with stamp on verso of front free endpaper. Gold-tooling including illustrations after Shepard on upper board, floral motifs on spine, turn-ins; gilt edges; marbled endpapers. Original gold-stamped cloth covers bound at rear. In a slipcase with first editions of Winnie-the-Pooh, Now we are six and The house at Pooh Corner, all in matching bindings.
x, [2], 99, [1] p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Object details
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| Title | When we were very young (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Leather bound printed book with line block illustrations |
| Brief description | Book, 'When We Were Very Young', by A. A. Milne, illustrated by E.H. Shepard. London: Methuen, 1924, bound in green goatskin. NAL Pressmark: 60.QQ.0028. |
| Physical description | Children's verse. Bound in the second half of the twentieth century in black goatskin by Bayntun (Rivière), signed with stamp on verso of front free endpaper. Gold-tooling including illustrations after Shepard on upper board, floral motifs on spine, turn-ins; gilt edges; marbled endpapers. Original gold-stamped cloth covers bound at rear. In a slipcase with first editions of Winnie-the-Pooh, Now we are six and The house at Pooh Corner, all in matching bindings. x, [2], 99, [1] p. : ill. ; 19 cm. |
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| Other number | 60.QQ.0028 - NAL Pressmark |
| Collection | |
| Library number | 38041008213241 |
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| Record created | September 23, 2016 |
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