Stevenson (Robert Louis)

A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES

Illustrated by Charles Robinson

Published: John Lane The Bodley Head, London, 1896

Edition: First illustrated edition

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First illustrated edition. A special volume for two reasons- firstly for Robinson's charming black and white drawings in the Art Nouveau style and secondly that this is the first illustrated edition of a classic that has never been out of print. Moreover, according to Wikipedia: "The first full book [Robinson] illustrated was Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses (1896) which includes over 100 pen and ink drawings. It was extremely popular, going through many reprints, and generated numerous commissions."

Includes a dedication and a moving poem to Stevenson's nanny Alison Cunningham "from her boy"

Published by: John Lane, The Bodley Head in London in 1896. 

Binding: Green cloth on board with gilded illustrations. Plain dust cover not present

Condition: Very good. Bumped and scuffed corners. Edgewear. Gilding still bright especially on the spine. Foxing and tanning to endpapers only. Binding slightly loose at frontispiece with the next few pages a little loose. Hinge split page 50.

  • Jacket Condition: N/A
  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: 8vo
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