When We Were Very Young by A A Milne, with decorations by E H Shepard.
Methuen tenth edition 1925.
Second deluxe edition with original box. Box with some staining and peeling in areas and the lid has splits to three of the corners. Book has a lovely hand feel with rich red calf leather covers, bright gilt decorations and gilt to all page edges. Endpapers tanned, pages with an occasional minor blemish or spot, plus thumbing or impressions where pages have been turned. Page 16 has a small area of loss to the top edge (see last photo), the binding weave is visible between a couple of pages. The book feels like it has been well used. No inscriptions. Box in fair condition, book good. Also comes with some newspaper clippings of the time.