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A Child's Garden Of Verses
by Stevenson,Robert Louis
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good /No Jacket
- Seller
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Ribble Valley, Lancashire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Lane The Bodley Head. This is a Good Only Copy of this book in dark green cloth with gilt lettering and decorations to both spine and upper cover.This is the Third Edition but the First Edition with the black and white illustraions by Charles Robinson.There are some stain marks to the bottom section of the front and rear cover.It lacks it's front endpaper and the text internally is a little lumpy (like the Vaccine roll-out) and crinkled in places.There is one small bookplate to the front pastedown and one owner's name to the front endpaper.All the page edges are in gilt.Illustrated in b&w by Charles Robinson with some wonderful and evocative drawings.The contents remain generally clean internally with just an odd smudge mark and slight spotting,8vo 139pp + 16 page publisher's catalogue at rear of the book.First Charles Robinson Illustrated Editiion [1896] . Good. Half-Leather. Illustrated Edition. 1896.
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
- Richard Thornton Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 78929
- Title
- A Child's Garden Of Verses
- Author
- Stevenson,Robert Louis
- Illustrator
- Charles Robinson
- Format/Binding
- Half-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Illustrated Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Lane The Bodley Head
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1896
- Size
- 12mo.
- Bookseller catalogs
- CHILDREN'S;
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About the Seller
Richard Thornton Books
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Ribble Valley, Lancashire
About Richard Thornton Books
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