A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson - 1895

No Dust Jacket

Book: Blemishes: The board edges and tips are rubbed (photo). A small barely detectable scar is seen on the top center edge of the back board (photo). The pages are lightly and uniformly toned.


No marks or entries on any of the pages. Richly illustrated, images on virtually every page by famed illustrator, Charles Robinson. The author's image faces Title Page (photo).The larger images were all copyrighted by the publisher denoting the commercial value at the time of publication. Alternate pages are rough-cut or smooth (photo). A remarkable well-preserved book.


Stevenson is one of the most recognizable names in English and American literature. This book is one of just 5 poetry publications and was published months after his early death (age 44) in Samoa.


From Wikipedia:

A Child's Garden of Verses is an 1885 volume of 64 poems for children by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. It has been reprinted many times, often in illustrated versions, and is considered to be one of the most influential children's works of the 19th century. The poems, which have been widely imitated, are written from the point of view of a child. Stevenson dedicated the collection to his childhood nurse, Alison Cunningham.