A Child's Garden of Verses

Stevenson, Robert Louis: Introduction by William Rose Benet

Published by The Heritage Press., 1944

About this Item

DESCRIPTION: This illustrated copy of Child's Garden of Verses has been written by Robert Louis Stevenson, (1850 - 1894) a Scottish novelist, poet and writer. He is well known for "Treasure Island", " Kidnapped", and also "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde". * Inserted at the front of this Volume is a copy of the Sandglass, # IIG, a four page folded pamphlet from the Heritage Press. * The dust jacket has essentially the same scene as the front and rear endpapers. There are 18 colored illustrations and 56 black & white illustrations. * The contents include the introduction, and four main areas of poetry such as:(#1.) A Child's Garden of Verses, (#2.) The Child Alone, and (#3.) Garden Days, (#4.) Envoys. * This book does not have a slip case. * The special contents of this edition are copyright 1944, by The Limited Editions Club from whom permission has been obtained by the heritage press for this edition. * This dustjacket will be protected with a Brodart archival plastic sleeve. * CONDITION: I think that this book is in very good condition with minor surface wear on the covers and dust jacket. The spine for the dustjacket is slightly darker than the rest of the dustjacket and the photograph of the book shows bumped corners at the top. Seller Inventory # 1402

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Child's Garden of Verses

Publisher: The Heritage Press.

Publication Date: 1944

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Roger Duvoisin

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good