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A Child's Garden of Verses

by Robert Louis Stevenson

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About This Item

Chicago: Rand McNally, 1936 64 pages. The extremities are worn to the boards. The head and tail of the backstrip are frayed. The rear cover is heavily rubbed. There is a gift inscription in ink on the FFEP. The page edges are age-toned. There is a tear on the top edge of page 21/22 and a smudge on page 64.

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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Bookseller
Hastings of Coral Springs US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
5240
Title
A Child's Garden of Verses
Author
Robert Louis Stevenson
Format/Binding
Paper Covered Boards
Book Condition
Used - Fair
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Quantity Available
1
Edition
Edition Not Stated
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Rand McNally
Place of Publication
Chicago
Date Published
1936
Keywords
POETRY
Bookseller catalogs
POETRY;
Size
12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

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