Garden City, NY Garden City Publishing Company, Inc. , 1944. Hardcover First Edition (1906); later printing (1944). Very Good: Shows indications of careful use. shows very light shelving wear to the lower extremities and lighter wear to the upper; rubbing to the the gilt titles at the backstrip has obscured them somewhat; else without notable flaw, if no longer quite "fresh"; the binding remains square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, carefully used copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing light wear and minor, unobtrusive cosmetic flaws. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 7.25 x 0.85 inches). xii, 125 pages. Illustrated with numerous black & white line drawings and 10 full-page color illustrations by Jessie Wilcox Smith. Decorated Endpapers. Language: English. Weight: 19 ounces. First Edition (1906); later printing (1944). Hardback: with a Pastedown Illustration at the front panel. Charming early twentieth-century illustrations.

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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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Seller: Black Cat Hill Books (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 53345
Title: A Child's Garden of Verses.
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition (1906); later printing (1944).
Publisher: Garden City Publishing Company, Inc. ,
Place of Publication: Garden City, NY
Date Published: 1944.
Bookseller catalogs: Juvenile; Juvenile Poetry; Children's Picture Books; Children's Poetry;

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