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A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES
by STEVENSON, Robert Louis
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Contents clean and fresh, binding just about Fine with slightly bumped lower corners
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
[New York]: Limited Editions Club, 1944. Hardcover. Contents clean and fresh, binding just about Fine with slightly bumped lower corners. Roger Duvoisin. Quarto (7-7/8" x 10-1/8") rebound in half blue morocco leather and blue buckram sides. Illustrated by Roger Duvoisin with water-colors hand-colored by Charlize Brakeley. Introduction by William Rose Benet. Copy #525 of 1100 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. One of the more charming books of the press and one of its smallest limitations.
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
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019861
- Title
- A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES
- Author
- STEVENSON, Robert Louis
- Illustrator
- Roger Duvoisin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Contents clean and fresh, binding just about Fine with slightly bumped lower corners
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- [New York]
- Date Published
- 1944
- Keywords
- Signed, 19th Century British Literature, Poetry, Robert Louis Stevenson, Fine Press, LEC, Color Plate Books, Literature: English
- Bookseller catalogs
- Hand-Colored Plates;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
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Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
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About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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- Buckram
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- Colophon
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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