London: Methuen, 1927

8vo, pp. 104. Original maroon boards, lettered in gilt to spine and with E.H. Shepard designs in gilt to front and rear panels. Pink endpapers with Shepard designs. Top edge gilt, leading and lower edges uncut. Spine and its gilt faded, very slightly cocked, offsetting to half-title and rear endpaper, a little sunning to top edge of front panel. About very good.

First edition of this ageless collection of verses for children, blessed with Shepard's simple, perfect illustrations of childhood itself.