A Childrens Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson 1895 1st Edition Blue Cover

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First Edition. Illustrated by Julie C Pratt. Very Good in the original illustrated cloth. Quarto. Full-page illustrations throughout, the charming & beautifully rendered images in fine condition. Wonderful colors. OCLC lists 1 copy. Hardcover.
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George G. Harrap & Co Ltd. London. 1931. First Edition. Hardback. No DW. Landscape 4to. Illustrated boards with red linen backstrip. Charming colour illustrations. Boards are a little grubby and small portion repaired at tail of spine. Some occasional light foxing to o/w clean and sound contents.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No. First. 1931 First Edition, First Printing Hardback NO Dust Jacket. Good condition with discolouration and rubbing to covers, inside bright and clean full page illustrations, all 12 full colour illustrations present. Inscription to first blank page and to another page. Published by George Harrap, London. Inv U5A61.
First Edition. A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES, Saalfield Publishing Company, 1930, first edition thus, light wear to the fore edge corner tips, some minor cloth loss to the outer rear hinge, else a bright just about fine copy in full color pictorial boards and vg/vg+ matching full color pictorial dust-wrapper with some light wear and tear. Illustrated with 6 full color plates by Clara Burd. Product #676.
hardcover. Condition: Good+. Charles Robinson (illustrator). 1st Ed. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1895. 1st Ed. hardcover. Good+. Charles Robinson. 8vo, green cloth binding with gilt decoration and lettering, top edge gilt, edges of cloth rubbed, spine gilt dull, owner's gift dedication, owner's date 1894, a half-title page loose, a few smudges on interior pages, a first American edition of a classic illustrated children's book, 137 pages" .
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Pictorial Cloth. Condition: Near Very Good. No Jacket. Uncredited (illustrator). First Edition. AEG. 33 pgs. Red cloth pictorially stamped in black, titled in gilt, beveled edges, corners and spine ends rubbed, cover soil, endpapers soiled, else clean inside. A selection of verses from Child's Garden of Verses set to music by Dr. C Villiers Stanford. Each song with a partial page b&w illustration; the artist isn't credited. Uncommon. Size: 4to.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First American Edition and printing. Blue cloth with green paper boards and gilt lettering on spine. Half title mentions Author's Edition. Very good condition with corners sharp. December 1884 inscription in pencil on fly leaf.
hard cover. Condition: Good. No jacket. First Edition. New York:Charles Scribner's Sons. 1885. 1st American edition. ix+101pp. Hardcover.� Light green boards with blue spine soiled and shelfworn, with wear along edges and spine ends.� Edge points are gently bumped and worn to boards. Top page edges gilt.� Internally, end-pages slightly age-toned, with a previous owners inscription to the 1st free end-page, but otherwise clean. The binding is tight and hinges intact, but cracked at title page.� A good solid copy.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No DJ. First Edition Thus. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Overall, a handsome copy of this well-known classic. Light shelf/edge wear, light toning to spine, minor rubbing to front pastedown, touch of soiling to front endpages, gift inscription (dated 1905) on ffep, else tight, bright and unmarred. Black cloth boards, gilt lettering, color paper onlay, decorative endpages, printed tissueguards, teg. Small 4to. 125pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates).
Mit zahlreichen Illustrationen von Gordon Browne, 4to, Illustrierter Originalleinwandband mit dreiseitigem Goldschnitt (Kanten und Ecken leicht besto�en; etwas fleckig), VI SS., 1 Bl., 60 SS., 2 Bll Erste Ausgabe dieser Zusammenstellung der Gedichte von Stevenson mit den Illustrationen von Gordon Browne, Sohn von 'Phiz' und "an exceedingly profilic artist" (Percy Muir, S.201). Der Herausgeber, Samuel Rutherford Crockett, zitiert in seinem Vorwort den 3 Jahre zuvor verstorbenen Autor wie folgt: "I must write a book for Gordon Browne to illustrate; he always puts me in good humour with my people". - "Seine Gedichte z�hlen zum klassischen Repertoiren englischer Kinderlyrik. Nach eigener Aussage wurde J. Guggenmos durch seine Nachdichtung der Sammlung zu seinen eigenen Gedichten f�r Kinder angeregt" (LKJ III, S.465). - Innen ausgezeichnet erhalten.
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Cerne clair coin un peu rong� et quelques accrocs en marge inf�rieure. New-York. R.H. Russell (1900). Grand et fort volume in-4� carr� (29 5 x 29 5)cm. de 115 pp.-(1)f. 1900. Demi basane bleu sombre (reliure post�rieure un peu frott�e). Grand et beau recueil de po�mes anglais pour l'enfance. Il est soigneusement compos� dans une vari�t� recherch�e de typographies et abondamment illustr� dans le texte par de belles images dont certaines en couleurs � pleine page de E. Mars et M.H. Squire dans le go�t stylis� de l'�poque. Bon �tat.
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Hard Cover. Condition: Good For Age. No Jacket. Robinson, Charles (illustrator). First American Edition. Good condition for it's advanced age. There are some pictures of the author glued in the FEP, deckle edge papers, several ownership marks on the end papers and title page. Gold on the covers are still bright, some edge wear, and rubbing on the spine. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall.
The Children's Treasury, A Book To Grow On Includes House That Jill Built, Little Gray Pony, Poem Childs Garden Of Verses, Bartholomew , Three Little Mice, Sugar-Plum Tree, Posh & Tosh, Horace, Alphabet Park Etc

Charles Thorson Marjorie Barrows (Author), A book to Grow On (Foreword)

Published by consolidated (January 1, 1947), 1947

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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. First Edition. ISBN . Hardback. No Dustjacket. Bound in red covers with 3 dots below title on spine signifying Volume 3. This is Volume 3 only from the The Childrens Treasury set. Tight sound unmarked copy in Good to Very Good condition. interior hinges tight and sound but some evidence of past Glue Repair. This book Is The Children's Treasury, A Book to Grow On , Volume 3, Includes House That Jill Built, Little Gray Pony, Poem Childs Garden Of Verses, Bartholomew , Three Little Mice, Sugar-Plum Tree, Posh & Tosh, Horace, Alphabet Park ETC. No Signature.
Hardcover. Condition: G+. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Peat, Fern Bisel (illustrator). First Edition. Good+, owner naame stamp to first end paper, light edge rubbing, binding has few white spots nr gutter; Seven full page color plates and other color & b&w in-text illustrations. Illustrated eps slightly damaged from self-adhesion; First Thus; Illustrated boards; 4to; No DJ.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. A lovely copy of a gorgeous book with decorations and superb plated by Le Mair. Bounn in green gilt-decorated cloth with pictorial paste-on. Very light wear to spine tips and corners, some tanning to the endpapers. A nearly unworn, very bright copy. 89 pp.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Illustrated Edition. Duodecimo, 186+ pages, pictorial gilt covers, corners bumped, short split in rear hinge, partially unopened with t.e.g. and deckle-edged Illustrated by Charles Robinson, who was the son of an illustrator and the brother of two illustrators (Thomas Heath and William Heath Robinson). Born in 1870, this 1895 work was Charles's first full-size book commission. Its popularity caused a number of new commissions and many reprints of this beloved book.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HBDJ ,1946, First Edition THUS, VG+/VG, AS-IS, BEIGE, Green & Yellow ILLUSTRATED hardcover children's book with original dust jacket WITH GOLD STICKER SAYING WORLD LIBRARY BINDING, . Copyright 1946. Overall, very good condition with some edgewear to the DJ, light wear to the hardcovers, binding is secure, DJ has small Gold seal, Interior nice tight Clean Light Wear Fox, DJ Protected Clear Mylar, 143 Pgs, ,Color Frontispiece of Little Girl with Red Bow in Her Hair, Holding Yellow Cat with Blue eyes, Binding Pattern by Leo Manso, Designer Ernst Reichl, Inner DJ Flap PriceClipped, Introduction,includes Bed in Summer, A THOUGHT, Auntie s Skirts, Unseen Playmate, Fairy Bread, The Hayloft, Picture Books in Winter, Land of Story- Books, Summer Sun, Etc written for Children from Their Own Point of view,
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Hardcover. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Very Good+ in boards. Edge wear. Soiling to front and rear panels. No additional printings indicated. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.
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Decorative Cloth Hard Back. Condition: Good. Robinson, Charles Robinson (illustrator). First Edition. xvi + 153 pages + 3 with small b/w illustrations + 8 pages of adverts. Decorative binding colour & gilt embossed illustration/title to front & spine, good condition, some ageing. Contents good, some minor foxing, 8 colour plates + colour illustrated Title page + b/w illustrations throughout + colour illustrated endpapers front and/rear. Unusual page numbering, the 153 pages include colour illustrations, blank rears and a few other blank pages, also the 16/xvi pages before are not numbered and include an illustrated colour plate and illustrated colour title page and 6 blank pages. Colour pictorial art nouveau style binding and endpapers. Size: 16 x 23cm Approx.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition thus. The dust jacket is creased at the outer edges and has a couple of small tears. The boards have some surface water marks. inside the text is clean with no remarks highlights or gift inscription. Illustrated with 6 full page illustrations. The pages are slightly yellow from the age. the dust jacket does show some surface soil stains.- We ship from Canada. Specializing in academic, collectible and historically significant, providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us.
1st edition hardback in decorated cloth Nice copy large octavo 156pp., colour frontis., colour plates, Undated, but appears to be the first edition. Light rubbing to boards o/w a nice copy. PHOTO available.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Chatto and Windus in association with Longmans Green and co. printed at the Florence Press , August 1913: first edition, publisher's dark blue cloth hardcover with gilt lettering to spine, gilt decorative roundel to front: approximately 6 by 8.25 inches tall: 399 hand- cut pages with gilt to upper edge. A newspaper cutting concerning a previously unpublished letter from Robert Louis Stevenson to a Mrs MacMorland signed R.L.D. Stevenson, sent to The Times by Sir Sidney Colvin included. Contents: Underwoods. Book 1 in English. Underwoods. Book 2 in Scots. Ballads. Songs of Travel and Other Verses. A Child's Garden of Verses. The Child Alone. Garden Days. Envoys. Condition: Some discoloration to cover: spine and edges of back cover shelf-fade: end papers and page edges darkened by age: a few light fox marks to preliminary pages: pages unevenly cut: contents very clean: overall clean, firm and good.
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First American Edition. First illustrated edition. 12mo. Publisher's gilt-decorated pale maroon cloth boards; xiv,[1]-137;[4]pp; frontispiece, pictorial title-page and numerous text illustrations by Charles Robinson. Hint of sun-fading to spine cloth and board edges; crease to first and second fly-leaves; text tight, fresh and unmarked, with gilt still bright on spine and covers; Very Good. Ownership signature ("Jessie Guernsey") dated 1896; later annotation below signature, in pencil, describing the book's family provenance. Quite presentable copy of the First American edition of this classic of children's literature, in the attractive Art Nouveau binding after Robinson's designs.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First US edition. 101 pp. Hardcover, bound in cloth backed boards. The binding well rubbed with loss at the corners; pencil notation on the fly leaf; marginal toning.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Seeley, Sue (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1931 - 9th printing of the 1923 edition. Cream colored cloth boards are well bound; rubbed at spine ends & corners; soiled from handling; paper paste-on is rubbed but clearly shows the boy & girl standing behind the arbored gate. There is no citation for James McCracken in this book, just Sue Seeley. Front endpaper has small black crayon mark; previous owner's name is on name plate page; a small, neat tape repair on p61; otherwise, pages are clean & sharp throughout.
Bessie Collins Pease (illustrator). First Edition. Very good. Bound in half-leather with five raised bands and bright gilt title and decorations on spine. Slight soiling to boards and some rubbing to extremities; interior bright and clean. A very attractive copy of this classic.
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. First American Edition. 12 mo. Blue cloth with green paper boards and gilt lettering on spine. Half title states, Author's Edition. 101 pages. Bookplate of Frank H. Severence to prelim leaf. Marginal chip to half-title. Corners worn and bumped. A reasonable copy of the uncommon first American printing of this well-loved book.
Illustrated (illustrator). 1st edition. London: T.C. & E.C. Jack. Very Good Bright tight condition Very Good jacket light edgewear. nd C. 1915. 1st edition. Color Illustrations by Margaret Tarrant. No other printings mentioned . Very Good Bright tight condition Very Good jacket light edgewear.
Cloth. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ. Jesse Wilcox Smith (illustrator). 1st Edition. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1905. Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No DJ. First Edition Light shelf/edge wear, light toning to spine, minor rubbing to front pastedown, touch of soiling to front endpages, (dated 1905) . Black cloth boards, gilt lettering, color paper onlay, decorative endpages, printed tissueguards, teg. Small 4to. 125pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Overall, worn fair to good copy, but the text and plates are excellent. and the central pastedown pictorial is good plus there is some wear to covers, and the joints are tender, but overall pretty.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First Edition / First Print. Hardback copy in dark blue cloth boards with gold gilt lettering to front and spine. Unclipped dustjacket (3/6 net on spine) in new removable protective clear sleeve. 83pp. B/w portrait frontispiece with tissue of Robert Louis Stevenson. Untrimmed page edges. Text in English and Latin. Not library copy, name/address in ink to front pastedown, wear to dustjacket edges. (44/3).