Child's Garden of Verses
by Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: U S Camera, 1944 96 pgs. Photo illustrated boards, light shelf wear, spine lean, small holes to inner gutter of eps; matching dust jacket with tiny closed tears, some creasing, price-clipped. A wonderful and increasingly scarce photo-illustrated edition of Stevenson's classic. Toni Frissell was the official photographer for the Woman's Army Corps during WWII, was the first woman photographer for Sports Illustrated, a fashion photographer for Vogue and photographed famous and important figures throughout her career including Churchill, Frida Kahlo, Eleanor Roosevelt and the Kennedys. Uncommon in nice condition.. First Edition. Pictorial Boards. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Toni Frissell (Photographs). 4to.
Synopsis
Rediscover the delight and innocence of childhood in these classic poems from celebrated Scottish author, Robert Louis Stevenson.From make-believe to climbing trees, bedtime stories to morning play and favorite cousins to beloved mothers.Here is a very special collection to be treasured for ever. First published in 1885, the first printing of A Child's Garden of Verses ran 1000 copies by Longhaus, Green and Co in London. This book was not illustrated until the 1896 edition, published 2 years after Stevenson's death. The collection contains about 65 poems, and many of the poems, including “The Land of Counterpane,” take a positive perspective on Stevenson's own childhood which was plagued by sickness. He dedicated the work to his nurse Alison Cunningham. Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, musician and travel writer. (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) Although he died at just forty four years old and suffered from ill health the majority of his life he managed to travel and write extensively in that short period. His most famous works are Treasure Island , Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde , Kidnapped, and A Child's Garden of Verses . Although Stevenson fell out of the canon for a number of years, today he is one of the most translated authors and is highly celebrated for his stories.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009883
- Title
- Child's Garden of Verses
- Author
- Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Illustrator
- Toni Frissell (Photographs)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- U S Camera
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1944
- Size
- 4to
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- photography, photo-illustrated, Poetry, verses, Nursery Rhymes
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Childs Garden of Verses;
Terms of Sale
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
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About the Seller
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
About E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
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