Newmarket, England: Brimax, 1994. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Eric Kincaid. 128 pp. The upper corners of the covers are bumped. The binding is tight and square, and the text is clean.

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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: Persephone's Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 033625
Title: A Child's Garden of Verses
Author: Stevenson, Robert Louis
Illustrator: Eric Kincaid
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 185854095X
ISBN 13: 9781858540955
Publisher: Brimax
Place of Publication: Newmarket, England
Date Published: 1994
Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
Keywords: Literature - Children's

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