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STEVENSON**, ROBERT LOUIS: : A Child's Garden of Verses.**

LONDON.GOLLANCZ,1985.

ISBN 0877016089.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Colour pictorial wrap-around art work dw/dj by Michael Foreman; with minimal shelf-wear to edges, negligible creasing,no nicks,tears or splits and minimal but to be expected light bumping+ creasing to head+foot of spine/backstrip.To upper wrap,light impressed text - where someone has used the upper board as a base to possibly write a letter - the only fault of real note.Top edge very,very lightly dust-soiled,fore-edge clean,contents pristine.Blue paper-covered boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and duplicated colour pictorial illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus,9-124pp includes half-title+title pages,an introduction by Mary Thwaite,68 poems,12 full-page,full-colour plates,16 small +2 small double-page colour illustrations in text,26 small +7 double-page b/w line illustrations in text with 3 full-colour,full-page double-pages and an index of first lines. First published in 1885,although over half the verses in it were originally published under the title Penny Whistles (1883),Robert Louis Stevenson's classic collection of poems has been an enduring favourite with generations of children and parents alike.Stevenson was prompted to write verse after reading some of Kate Greenaway's rhymes.Before Stevenson,very little verse had been written as though by the child themself - the exceptions being some of the poems by Blake,Ann and Jane Taylor,and Christina Rossetti. Stevenson's work presents a child's-eye view of the world,which is fresh and spontaneous. Now,to celebrate the centenary of their first publication,the widely-acclaimed illustrator Michael Foreman brings a fresh,yet evocative and sensitive interpretation of Stevenson's words, which memorably conveys all their innocence and wistful enchantment.The text of the poems is based on that of 'A Child's Garden of Verses' first published by Puffin Books in 1952. Michael Foreman is one of the fore-most children's illustrators in Britain.Born in Pakefield,Suffolk 1938.Studied at Lowestoft School of Art and at the Royal College of Art. Lecturer at St Martin's School of Art(1963-65), the London College of Printing(1967-68),the Royal College of Art(1968-70) and the Central School of Arts and Crafts(1972).Art Director of Playboy Magazine,Chicago(1965) and King Magazine,London(1966).Painter,etcher,illustrator and writer of children's books.His illustrative work is distinctive: he often works in colour or half-tone,creating luminous effects with veils of thinly diluted pigment over delicate pencil outlines; in his etched illustrations,he uses soft ground techniques to achieve subtle tonal gradations.His imagery,ostensibly decorative, humorous or with a sometimes child-like appearance,often has menacing or bizarre overtones.He has won the Kate Greenaway Medal, the Francis Williams Memorial Prize (twice,1972+ 1977),the Silver Eagle Prize,at the Festival International du Livre,Nice(1972),the Kurt Maschler 'Emil' Award(1982),the Children's Book Award(1982),and the Bologna Graphic Prize for Youth(1982). Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.
Not SIGNED.

STEVENSON**, ROBERT LOUIS: : A Child's Garden of Verses. **

LONDON.CHILDREN'S GALLERY,1990.

ISBN 0856921920.

UK,oblong 16mo HB,no dw/dj,as issued(?),1st edn, 2nd imp.FINE+.No owner inscrptn.Publisher's unblemished,bright,crisp,sharp-cornered, original dark green cloth boards with bright, crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and upper board which is also illustrated with a colour pictorial paper on-lay oval,by Henriette Willebeek Le Mair,with immaculate plain dark green endpapers.Minimal shelf-wear and no rubbing to edges or corners.Spine/backstrip not bumped or creased.Top-edge very lightly dust-soiled with miniscule and minimal spotting but still clean and bright,fore-edge considerably brighter and clean; contents bright,tight and pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to pages' corner tips.UK,oblong 16mo (approx 8.50" wide x 6.75" tall)HB,1st edn,2nd imp,3-103pp [paginated] includes Willebeek Le Mair illustrated title page,a dedication,a contents list,67 poems/verses and profuse colour pictorial illustrations by Henriette Willebeek Le Mair,throughout. For over five generations,R.L.S's 'A Child's Garden of Verses' has enchanted and captured the hearts of readers.To a child,these sixty-seven poems reflect the feelings,thoughts and dreams of childhood; to an adult,they evoke long-forgotten memories.Stevenson composed these "penny-whistles," as he called them,between 1881 and 1885.First published in England in March 1885,they were an immediate success and have never been out of print.The first illustrated edition of the work appeared in 1895,after the author's death in Samoa at the age of forty-four.Since then,many artists have produced accompanying illustrations to the text; but few as successfully as the internationally renowned Dutch artist,Henriette Willebeek Le Mair (1889- 1966). Le Mair's ability to capture the spirit of childhood through her delicate and decorative drawings created the ideal partnership with Stevenson's verses. Originally published in 1926,the present edition contains a number of additional drawings by the artist to re-create this enduring classic for a new generation. Assumed edition from the Bethnal Green Museum catalogue,1975,entitled 'A Gallery of Children' as this is similar to the publisher's name/ imprint,Gallery Children's Books,London.A charming and exceptional copy/edition of a children's timeless and popular classic. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence, then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,oblong 16mo HB,1st edn,2nd imp.
Not SIGNED.

STEVENSON**, ROBERT LOUIS: : A Child's Garden of Verses. **

LONDON.CHILDREN'S GALLERY,1990.

ISBN 0856921920.

UK,slim oblong 16mo HB,no dw/dj,as issued,1st edn.FINE++.No owner inscrptn.Publisher's unblemished,bright,crisp,sharp-cornered original dark green cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and upper board with gilt blocked author name,title and illustrator's capitalised name credit,and also illustrated with a colour pictorial paper on-lay oval,by Henriette Willebeek Le Mair to its centre,with a dark green headband and immaculate plain dark green endpapers,rear board with a bright,crisp,blocked gilt foliage decorated' 'GOLDEN DAYS' oval vignette.No shelf-wear,no rubbing to edges or corners,no nicks, tears or splits present and no bumping/creasing to spine/backstrip.Top+fore-edges bright and crisp - no foxing; contents bright,tight,clean, solid and sound - virtually pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips, would appear unread other than my own collation. UK,slim oblong 16mo (approx 8.50" wide x 6.75" tall)HB,no dw/dj - as issued,1st edn,3-103pp [paginated] includes Willebeek Le Mair illustrated title page,a dedication,a contents list,67 poems/verses and profuse colour pictorial illustrations by Henriette Willebeek Le Mair,throughout.  For over five generations, R.L.S's 'A Child's Garden of Verses' has enchanted and captured the hearts of readers.To a child,these sixty-seven poems reflect the feelings,thoughts and dreams of childhood; to an adult,they evoke long-forgotten memories.Stevenson composed these "penny-whistles," as he called them,between 1881 and 1885.First published in England in March 1885,they were an immediate success and have never been out of print.        The first illustrated edition of the work appeared in 1895,after the author's death in Samoa at the age of forty-four.Since then,many artists have produced accompanying illustrations to the text; but few as successfully as the internationally renowned Dutch artist,Henriette Willebeek Le Mair (1889- 1966).                  Le Mair's ability to capture the spirit of childhood through her delicate and decorative drawings created the ideal partnership with Stevenson's verses.  Originally published in 1926,the present edition contains a number of additional drawings by the artist to re-create this enduring classic for a new generation.  Assumed edition from the Bethnal Green Museum catalogue,1975,entitled 'A Gallery of Children' as this is similar to the publisher's name/ imprint,Gallery Children's Books,London.A charming and exceptional copy/edition of a children's timeless and popular classic.          Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional,and even internally,the book is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 30+ year-old age and nature, i.e. a child’s book.It really is an exceptional,exemplary and superb example for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of detracting faults.               Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and the value of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!  N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.  ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **                  

UK,slim 16mo oblong HB 1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

Stevenson, Robert Louis : A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES

Whitman, 1932

Selling AS IS. No editon/printing given. NO covers. Text is still quite together. First and last pages are badly soiled. All pages are browned and foxed. There are 11 full page color illustrations plus others. All pages have some corner damage. Some illustrations have escaped damage. Browning, foxing and penciling. Verses included are THe Land of Counterpane, The Hayloft, Farewell to the Farm, Autumn FIres, Tracel System, My Ship and I, Night and Day, Looking Glass River, the Flowers, Foreign Children, Young Night Thought, My Treasures, FOreign Lands, the Little Land, At The Seaside, the Swing, the Wind, Block City, TIme to Rise, The Land of Storybooks, the Land of Nod, Singing, Looking Forward, Picture Books in WInter, Rain, My Shadow, the Unseen Playmate, Where Go The Boats, ; 12x9; 32 pages, P. Illustr: Illustrated by Juanita C. Bennett

Stevenson, Robert Louis : A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES

Scribner's Sons/John Lane, 1897

No edition/printing given. Dark green leather boards. Elaborate gold illustration of child and garden on front. Spine also elaborate illustration of child, flowers and lettering. Some minor spine end and corner bump and wear. Back cover also has some gold illustrations. Book has minor loos eness but nothng to worry about. Frontispiece is b/w illustration of Stevenson. Title page also elaborate in b/w. Minor browning throughout. Rough cut pages. Small fancy stamped ownership of Grace Elizabeth Smith dated '98.No DJ (? ) SVL39-6; B&W Illustrations; Small 8vo; 137 pages, G+. Illustr: Illustrated by C. Robinson

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