New York: Platt & Munk Co, 1929. First Thus. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition. Eulalie. Platt & Munk Co, New York, 1929. First Thus. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Eulalie. Assume 1st edition of this version illustrated by Eulalie, as no additonal dates or printing on the copyright page. McBride's FE Identification guide states that Platt & Munk has no consistent designation for identifying their first editions. 85 pages + glossary. Blue cloth with a color paste-down illustration, color illustrated end-papers, color frontispiece, 10 color illustrations within the text & including many black & white drawings. -- Light wear to the corners, and spine tips. -- Overall a Very Nice, Clean, Tight Copy. Size: Quarto. (nk). VBK. Illustrator: Eulalie. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children's; CHILDREN::General; United States; 1920s; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 007900.

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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: Lonesome Water Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 7900
Title: A Child's Garden of Verses
Author: Stevenson, Robert Louis
Illustrator: Eulalie
Format/Binding: Hardcover (Original Cloth)
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Platt & Munk Co
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1929
Keywords: BZDB21 NOISBN Childrens Illustrated, Eulalie Children's; CHILDREN::General; United States; 1920s; A Childs Garden of Verses
Bookseller catalogs: Children's;

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