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The Secret Garden
by Burnett, Frances Hodgson
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Modesto, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Frederick A. Stokes. Very Good. 1911. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Color Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking the dust jacket. The book is in generally clean, bright condition. This is the 1st edition with the date of August, 1911 on the copyright page and no further listings- along with no later listings to the title page. The front cover includes a full sized pictorial pastedown which has some lightish edge wear and rubbing. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear. The gilt lettering on the spine of the book is mostly rubbed away. The text pages are generally clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name on the front endpaper. Included are four full color, full sized illustrated plates (including the frontispiece). "In part written on Burnett's visits to Buile Hill Park, The Secret Garden was first serialised, starting in autumn 1910, in The American Magazine, a publication aimed at adults. The entire book was first published in summer 1911 by Frederick A. Stokes in New York, and by Heinemann in London. The 1911 edition was illustrated by M. B. Kirk." (from Wikipedia) .
Synopsis
The Secret Garden, written by Frances Hodgson Burnett, has remained one of the most popular children’s books since its publication in The American Magazine in 1910. The story tells of childhood emotions and experiences while keeping the central theme - if something is cared for, it will thrive. The Secret Garden introduces us to a sour little girl, Mary Lennox, who is NOT a pleasure to be around. In fact, she yells like a little princess, can't make friends, and simply despises everything. She remains quite contrary until she helps her garden grow - and finds someone worse off than herself to bring along for the ride. Burnett was a British American novelist and playwright, best known for her novels Little Lord Fauntleroy , A Little Princess, and The Secret Garden . She regularly found inspiration through her observations of nature and the walled gardens at Maytham Hall in Kent England. The American Magazine published the first edition of The Secret Garden in 1910
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Details
- Bookseller
- S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- A47639
- Title
- The Secret Garden
- Author
- Burnett, Frances Hodgson
- Illustrator
- M. B. Kirk
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition; 1st Printing
- Publisher
- Frederick A. Stokes
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1911
- Keywords
- Young Adult Fiction, Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden, Gardens, Nature, Relationships
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About the Seller
S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)
Biblio member since 2003
Modesto, California
About S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)
S. Howlett-West Books was established in 1996, but the owner, Stephanie has been in the book business for over 30 years. Besides her full time work as a book dealer, she writes articles on the subject of Science Fiction for several trade magazines. She is a collector and reader of first edition science fiction in her spare time.
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