A Child's Garden of Verses
by Stevenson, Robert Louis (illustrated By Tasha Tudor)
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- Hardcover
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- Seller
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Sisters, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Chicago, Rand McNally & Company, (First Printing, 1981). Chicago, Rand McNally & Company, (First Printing, 1981) 4to, 67 numbered pages, paper boards decorated in color on the front and rear panels, color illustrations throughout -- Top corners a little bumped, very minor soil mark to rear cover, former owners name in ink on front endpaper -- Very good+ condition X912 Quantity Available: 1 Category: Juvenile; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request Inventory No: 002737.
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
- Lonesome Water Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2737
- Title
- A Child's Garden of Verses
- Author
- Stevenson, Robert Louis (illustrated By Tasha Tudor)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Chicago, Rand McNally & Company, (First Printing, 1981)
- Keywords
- BZDB21 NOISBN Poetry, Illustrated Books, Tasha Tudor Juvenile; A Childs Garden of Verses
- Bookseller catalogs
- Juvenile;
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About the Seller
Lonesome Water Books
Biblio member since 2003
Sisters, Oregon
About Lonesome Water Books
We are a brick and mortar store located in Beautiful Sisters, Oregon. We have a stock of approximately 10,000 books, 80 percent of which are hardbound. We also carry old prints (decorative and original) and maps.
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