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A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES [miniature edition]
by Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0894717154
- ISBN 13
- 9780894717154
- Seller
-
Blockley, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Philadelphia & London: Running Press, 1989. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. Dust jacket by Toby Schmidt interior design by Judith Barbour Osborne illustrated by Deidre Newman Griffin.. Near miniature 76x61mm red boards in pictorial dust jacket (slight shelf rubbing/jacket near fine price unclippd and bar code still attached to flap) 64 poems on 137pp printed with decorated initial capitals in green. Text set in Garamond Light, in as new condition.
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
- Abbey Antiquarian Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- J74996
- Title
- A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES [miniature edition]
- Author
- Stevenson, Robert Louis
- Illustrator
- Dust jacket by Toby Schmidt interior design by Judith Barbour Osborne illustrated by Deidre Newman Griffin.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0894717154
- ISBN 13
- 9780894717154
- Publisher
- Running Press
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia & London
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- poetry children miniature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books and Pop-Ups;
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About the Seller
Abbey Antiquarian Books
Biblio member since 2005
Blockley, Gloucestershire
About Abbey Antiquarian Books
We are antiquarian booksellers established in Gloucestershire, England for over twenty years. We have general stock and specialise in early illustrated and children's books and pop-ups. We are members of PBFA.
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