"When We Were Very Young" by A.A. Milne and illustrated by Ernest Shepard - Methuen, London - 1925 early edition - 15cmx13cm - condition: very good, in blue original binding with gilt imprint, minor rubbing, ill. endpapers, all in text Shepard illustrations present, minor smudging. Lovely copy overall. The First Pooh book in the series When We Were Very Young is a best-selling book of poetry by A. A. Milne.[1] It was first published in 1924, and it was illustrated by E. H. Shepard. Several of the verses were set to music by Harold Fraser-Simson. The book begins with an introduction entitled "Just Before We Begin", which, in part, tells readers to imagine for themselves who the narrator is, and that it might be Christopher Robin. The 38th poem in the book, "Teddy Bear", that originally appeared in Punch magazine in February 1924, was the first appearance of the famous character Winnie-the-Pooh, first named "Mr. Edward Bear" by Christopher Robin Milne.[2] In one of the illustrations of "Teddy Bear", Winnie-the-Pooh is shown wearing a shirt which was later coloured red when reproduced on a recording produced by Stephen Slesinger. This has become his standard appearance in the Disney adaptations.