Us Four, S. MacnaughtanPublished 1909, John Murray, LondonCharming account of Sarah Broom Macnaughtan\'s childhood experiences in Scotland with three of her siblings, the youngest four of eight children. Taking the title from a book her mother had proposed writing, only to be abandon it in the face of protests from its four subjects, the author recounts their adventures and daily routine with humour and tenderness. A fascinating and engrossing child\'s-eye view of life in a middle-class family in the second half of the 19th century. First edition, hardcover, 284 pp.Condition: Good, given the age of the book. All pages intact with no marginal notes or makings. Pages yellowed with small amount of foxing, particularly to half-title page and fore-edges. Flyleaf bears handwritten name Jessie McCallum. Blue cloth boards, clean apart from small white mark bottom left front cover. Slight bowing to top and bottom edges of spine and corners of cover. Pages appear hand-cut, reflected in occasional irregular-sized pages.