When I Was Your Age

Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1895 . Cloth. Good. 8" by 6.5". Not Stated. Laura E. Richards's own copy of her scarce autobiographical children's work about her childhood, inscribed to her by her publishers. American children's author Laura E. Richards's own copy of her illustrated account of her childhood. Inscribed by Richards to the front free endpaper, below which is the ink inscription 'author's copy, not to be taken from the home'.To the head of the title page is a presentation inscription from Richards's publisher: 'To the author with the compliments of Estes & Lauriat'.Illustrated with a frontispiece and eleven further plates. Collated, complete.First published in 1893, and scarce in all edition.In this charming volume, the author reminisces on her childhood and early family life. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Boards bright. Back strip age toned, with rubbing to back strip tail, and a minor loss of cloth to the back strip head. Hinges strained, and reinforced with tape. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, binding lightly strained. Tape repair to gutter between pages 32 and 33. Inscription to title page head. Pages a touch age toned to perimeters, otherwise clean and bright. With tape repair running the length of the tales of leaves 150-151. Good