Child's Garden of Verses by Stevenson, Robert Louis

New York: R H Russell (1900). Blue pictorial paper over boards stamped in navy and pink, extremities worn through, 3/4" missing from base of spine, clean interior. A beautiful edition of Stevenson's classic, finely printed on thick glossy paper including fabulous line art, monochromatic and color artwork. Mars and Squire met at the Cincinnati Art Academy in Ohio and would remain partners in work and life, moving from Ohio to NYC to France and Provincetown MA and eventually back to France where they both died in the mid-1950s. While living in France they became friends with Gertrude Stein and were part of her salon. Mars and Squire also developed the printing technique commonly referred to as the Provincetown Print (see entry in GLBTQ dot com). We have had another copy of this book bound in green paper stamped in pink and green but that copy omits the "To Allison Cunningham..." poem and the order of "North-West Passage" poems differs, also the 1/2 title, title and copyright pages differ in text placement. No known priority. . First Edition. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Ethel Mars & Maud Hunt Squire. Square Folio.