When We Were Very Young
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 2nd aus ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Long before Winnie-the-Pooh captured the world's imagination, A. A. Milne gifted children and adults alike with When We Were Very Young, a luminous collection of verse that conjures the enchanting, unhurried world of early childhood with warmth, wit, and unassuming grace. First published in 1924 and illustrated with the beloved decorations of Ernest H. Shepard, whose delicate line drawings breathe life into every page, the collection chronicles the small, extraordinary adventures of young Christopher Robin — skipping through London, conversing with bears, and contemplating the weighty matters of the very small. Each poem, whether playful or quietly tender, captures a child's singular perspective on a world that is at once magical and mundane. Milne's verse is a masterclass in rhythm and economy, presenting language that sings to young ears while resonating with the nostalgic hearts of adult readers — a quality that has secured its place as one of the great landmarks of English children's literature. Shepard's illustrations, rendered with an effortless charm, are inseparable from the poems themselves, forming a partnership of word and image that remains unmatched in the canon. This Second Australian Edition of 1944, published by Methuen & Co. Ltd. of London, is a wartime artefact of enduring innocence — a reminder that even in the darkest of times, the world of childhood retains its irreplaceable light. For those who once lived in that world, and for those who wish to return, this collection asks only one question: do you remember?
Author: A. A. Milne
Format: Hardback
Published: 1944, Methuen & Co. Ltd.
Genre: Poetry
Edition: 2nd aus ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Long before Winnie-the-Pooh captured the world's imagination, A. A. Milne gifted children and adults alike with When We Were Very Young, a luminous collection of verse that conjures the enchanting, unhurried world of early childhood with warmth, wit, and unassuming grace. First published in 1924 and illustrated with the beloved decorations of Ernest H. Shepard, whose delicate line drawings breathe life into every page, the collection chronicles the small, extraordinary adventures of young Christopher Robin — skipping through London, conversing with bears, and contemplating the weighty matters of the very small. Each poem, whether playful or quietly tender, captures a child's singular perspective on a world that is at once magical and mundane. Milne's verse is a masterclass in rhythm and economy, presenting language that sings to young ears while resonating with the nostalgic hearts of adult readers — a quality that has secured its place as one of the great landmarks of English children's literature. Shepard's illustrations, rendered with an effortless charm, are inseparable from the poems themselves, forming a partnership of word and image that remains unmatched in the canon. This Second Australian Edition of 1944, published by Methuen & Co. Ltd. of London, is a wartime artefact of enduring innocence — a reminder that even in the darkest of times, the world of childhood retains its irreplaceable light. For those who once lived in that world, and for those who wish to return, this collection asks only one question: do you remember?