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STEVENSON**, ROBERT LOUIS: : A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES. [Illus by Henriette Willebeek Le Mair.**]

LONDON.FREDERICK WARNE/Published by the PENGUIN GROUP,1999.

ISBN 0723245509.

UK,rectangular 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus. [Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] FINE/FINE. Neat,handwritten ink Christmas gift presentation inscrptn+date (2004) to top corner of front free endpaper but no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean matt,wrap-around pale blue background with colour pictorial artwork by Le Mair,illustrated panel to front cover of dw/dj,with dark grey-lettered author name,title and illustrator's name to same; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered title as front, a small thumbnail colour illustration detail from front's illustration,and publisher's dark grey-lettered name to foot of same,rear panel with oval vignettee with detail from front illustration and grey-lettered single sentence synopsis.Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - no nicks,tears or splits present but minimal age-acquired light grubbing to dw/dj.Top+fore-edges bright,crisp,clean without foxing/spotting or other blemish; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips,appears unread apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp, unblemished,sharp-cornered,colour illustrated paper-covered boards with repeated colour illustration and lettering as dw/dj design,with a light blue headband and clean,plain pale green endpapers - presentation inscrptn excepted.UK, rectangular,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated 1st edn thus,64pp [unpaginated,and excludes free endpapers] also includes 49 poems and a dedication poem by Stevenson entitled 'To Alison Cunningham From her boy.' at the front,12 full-page colour illustrations by le Mair interspersed throughout the book; plus a half-title page with blank reverse,a small thumbnail colour illustration to title page,aforementioned Stevenson dedication poem and double-paged Contents list/table.                              Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable,and particularly internally,the book is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of its 20+ year-old age and nature, i.e. a children’s book]. It is only the exterior fault described  that prevents a slightly higher grading for the dw/dj.Despite that,it really is still an exceptional example for its cleanliness, brightness and lack of detracting faults.        A selection of R L Stevenson's classic poems given new life by Henriette Willebeek Le Mair's enchanting illustrations.                        Robert Louis Stevenson's 'A Child's Garden of Verses' was first published in 1885,but the freshness and immediacy of the poems gives this classic book relevance to succeeding generations of children.Verses such as 'The Swing' and 'Armies in the Fire' speak directly to a child's imagination and remain in the memory long after the book has been read.                           Henriette Willebeek Le Mair's illustrations perfectly complement the nostalgic text.Painted with a harmonious variety of colours,some rich and brilliant,others soft and dreamy,and given shape and expression by delicate pencil lines, the pictures capture the spirit of Stevenson's verse. This enchanting new edition leads the reader into an idyllic nursey world,the timeless and magical haunt of childhood.                      Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight 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,rectangular,slim 8vo HB+dw/dj,illustrated,1st edn thus.
Not SIGNED.

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