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190557884NY: Scribner's 1905. Reprint. Jessie Wilcox Smith. Large 8vo pp. 105. Illustrated by Jessie Wilcox Smith. Black cloth with pictorial label covering front. A fine copy. Scribner's unknown books
1905265190New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1905. First edition with the Jessie Wilcox Smith illustrations. 12 color plates mounted cover illustration endpapers title-design and black-and-white drawings in the text by Jessie Wilcox Smith. Each plate with printed tissue guard. xii 124 2 pp. 1 vols. Square 8vo. Black cloth with mounted cover illustration by Smith t.e.g. Very good plus. Smith Jessie Wilcox. First edition with the Jessie Wilcox Smith illustrations. 12 color plates mounted cover illustration endpapers title-design and black-and-white drawings in the text by Jessie Wilcox Smith. Each plate with printed tissue guard. xii 124 2 pp. 1 vols. Square 8vo. Cotsen 5233; Nudelman A22 Charles Scribner's Sons unknown books
1885305362London: Longmans Green and Co 1885. First edition. 2 x 101 pp. Spottiswoode & Co. Printers. 12mo. Publisher's blue cloth gilt with apostrophe shaped like a small "7." Very slight rubbing at spine ends endpapers offset. First edition. 2 x 101 pp. Spottiswoode & Co. Printers. 12mo. The first edition of Stevenson's classic collection of poetry for children with first appearances of "The Land of Counterpane" "The Land of Nod" "My Shadow" "Uncle Sparky" and "My Bed is a Boat" Prideaux A35; Hayward 297; Beinecke 192-3; Gumuchian 5440 Longmans, Green, and Co unknown books
1902157495Philadelphia: Henry Altemus Company 1902. Hardcover. VG- clean and tight but with front hinge paper lightly split and the same between pp. 52/53; very light shelf wear. Inscription on ffep that book was awarded in 1909 as the prize in a writing contest. Goldenrod color-illus. cloth/boards with turquoise lettering. 163 pp. with duotone frontis decorative title page 26 bw plates and bw illus. throughout.page ends colored. With 16 pages advertising Altemus publications. A very good copy for its age! Bright vivid cover colors. Henry Altemus Company hardcover books
1915157489New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1915. Hardcover. VG- clean tight bright contents. Covers have some general shelf wear with rubbing to corners and head/tail of spine. Green color-illus. cloth/boards with black lettering. xii 113 pp. with 8 color plates 7 bw plates and several small bw illustrations. The illustrations are by Emma Troth. Contents include A Child's Garden of Verses The Child Alone Garden Days and Envoys. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
1929144918Chicago: Rand McNally & Co 1929. Hardcover. G Average soiling or aging to binding and pages; text and plates are clear; gift inscription written on first flyleaf. Orange cloth with color illus. laid on front cover 93 pp. BW & color plates. A nice edition of this classic with illustrations by E. Mars and M. H. Squire. In the style that you might expect from a 1929 children's book. Every child should own some copy of this book. Rand, McNally & Co hardcover books
193251779NY: Platt and Munk 1932. Popular edition. Eul Alie. 8vo pp. 84. Glossary. Illustrated in color and black-and-white by Eul Alie.Red cloth stamped in black. Cover and edges slightly spotted occasional light spots interior but a fine copy. Platt and Munk unknown books
194051786Chicago: Rand McNally 1940. Small 8vo pp. 64. Illustrated. Pictorial paper over boards. over little scuffed and soiled slilghtly worn at corners o/w VG. Rand McNally unknown books
197748250NY: Grosset & Dunlap 1977. Fujikawa Gyo. 4to pp. 104. Illustrated by Gyo Fujikawa. Illustrated paper over boards. Edges and cover very slightly soiled o/w a nice copy. Grosset & Dunlap unknown books
1885WRCLIT64344London: Longman's Green and Co. 1885. Small octavo. Blue cloth lettered in gilt bevelled edges t.e.g. others untrimmed. Binding darkened and worn with chipping to spine ends old and now elapsed repairs to inner hinges between endsheets and text block endsheets darkened and rear pastedown bubbled shaken one leaf carelessly opened with marginal chip; a heavily used and traveled copy with fine provenance. "Second edition" i.e. second printing of the first edition. A fine family association copy inscribed by Stevenson's mother on the half-title: "John Balfour from his affect Grand Aunt M.I. Stevenson October 1885." Margaret Isabella Balfour Stevenson 1829- 1897 or "Maggie" as she was known to her family married Thomas Stevenson in 1848 and gave birth to RLS in 1850. She had a strong and loving relationship with her son. Although quarrels between RLS and his father about religion his career and his marriage were upsetting to the family the family remained close. After her husband died in 1887 Maggie went with RLS and Fanny on their travels to America and the South Seas and even settled with them in Vailima. She returned to Edinburgh to live with her sister after RLS died. BEINECKE 195. HAYWARD 297. PRIDEAUX A35. Longman's Green, and Co. hardcover books
190229565London: Longmans Green 1902. Tenth impression 12mo pp. x 101; original blue cloth gilt; binding rubbed at edges text block cracked and shaken endpapers foxed; a good copy. <br/><br/> Longmans, Green hardcover books
1916301319Philadelphia David McKay Publisher ca. 1916. 1916. 8vo. Color frontispiece and 11 color plates by Millicent Sowerby. Attractive original green cloth stamped in green and gilt front cover with 5 gilt blooming flowers with green leaf stems spine with 1 gilt blooming flower and green leaf stem t.e.g. others uncut. Very good. 125 pages. No dust jacket. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Philadelphia, David McKay Publisher [ca. 1916]. hardcover books
1888218750London: Longmans Green 1888. Third Edition. 101 pp. Spottiswoode & Co. Printers. 1 vols. 12mo. Blue original cloth with mounted cover illustration by Smith. Fine copy in quarter blue morocco slipcase and chemise. Bookplate of Joan Whitney. Third Edition. 101 pp. Spottiswoode & Co. Printers. 1 vols. 12mo. Longmans, Green unknown books
194716351Kenosha WI: John Martin's House 1947. Illustrated by Peter Mabie. 8vo pp. 30. VG. Each poem on an illustrated 2-page spread. John Martin's House unknown books
190253653New York: Charles Scibner's Sons. Very Good. 1902. Hardcover. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1902. Illustrated by Charkes Robinson. Green boards with gilt detail show just minor soiling and slight bumping rubbing to spine ends and cover edges hinges are just starting previous owner gift inscription otherwise contents are bright a near Very Good copy no DJ. . Charles Scibner's Sons hardcover books
54746Other: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. Chicago: Rand McNally & Co. 1902. Illustrated by E. Mars and M. H. Squire. 93pp. pictorial boards are tan with green and gilt stamping covers show some light soiling rubbing to edges previous owner bookplate of front-free endpaper otherwise a near Very Good copy. . Other hardcover books
192951848New York: Charles Scibner's Sons. Very Good. 1929. Hardcover. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1929. 124pp. 10 color plates hinges starting slight toning covers show some minor wear and scuffing top page edges slightly soiled overall a Very Good copy no DJ. . Charles Scibner's Sons hardcover books
1943WB7105Akron OH: Saalfield Pub. Co. 1943. Some loss of material at spine ends bumped corners otherwise very bright and fine. Vintage Peat illustrations. First Edition. Paper Covered Boards. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Fern Bisel Peat. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Trade. Saalfield Pub. Co. Hardcover books
19221311508New York: Current Opinion 1922. Hardcover. 12mo; G-/no DJ; Hardcover w/out DJ; Spine grey with black print; Boards in grey paper with black print soiled spine smudging exposed corners tattered spine caps wear to edges hinge tears in front and rear; Text block has grey-tinted top edge mild tanning to endpapers mild age-toning to paper name in ink on front flyleaf; lxiii 101 134 pages frontispiece port. 1311508. FP New Rockville Stock. Current Opinion hardcover books
1896D17057New York: Scribners 1896. Hardcover. Very Good. Publisher's red cloth stamped in gold. Hinges cracking. Pages bright. Odd volume in a larger set. <br/><br/> Scribners hardcover books
1892229294London Longmans Green & Co. 1892. 1892. First edition deluxe issue. 4to. 1 page introduction by Stevenson. Illustrations by Stevenson. Music by C. Villiers Stanford. Original red cloth stamped in gilt and black with a scene of four children marching down the street of a village a.e.g.; yellow coated endpapers. Very good fresh copy. 33 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Small bookseller's ticket on the front pastedown. McKay 217 this is the deluxe issue; there were also copies issued in green wrappers. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. London, Longmans, Green & Co., 1892. hardcover books
190220151EChicago: Rand McNally 1902. 93 pages 6 1/8†x 7 3/4â€. Beautifully illustrated with color and black & white Art Nouveau style images. Near fine copy with a hint of use in the rare lightly used dust jacket with some tape repairs and reinforcements interior and exterior a bit of dust soiling and some small chips and tears. Stevenson’s classic collection of children’s poems. Rand McNally unknown books
1885123972London: Longmans Green and Co 1885. First edition first issue of Stevenson's classic work. Small octavo original cloth gilt titles to the spine top edges gilt. With publisher's logo in gilt at top left of front cover presumed publisher's blind stamp on title page gilt apostrophe on spine with curved tail gilt "of" on spine in smaller type without advertisements. In near fine condition owners name to the front free endpaper. Housed in a contemporary custom clamshell box. An exceptional example. A Child's Garden of Verses is a look at childhood written by master poet and storyteller Robert Louis Stevenson. In this collection of sixty-six poems Stevenson recalls the joys of his childhood from sailing boats down a river to waiting for the lamplighter to sailing off to foreign lands in his imagination. Longmans, Green, and Co hardcover books
188599773London: Longmans Green and Co 1885. First edition first issue of Stevenson's classic work. Small octavo original cloth gilt titles to the spine top edges gilt. With publisher's logo in gilt at top left of front cover presumed publisher's blind stamp on title page gilt apostrophe on spine with curved tail gilt "of" on spine in smaller type without advertisements. In near fine condition bookplate to the pastedown and name. Housed in a contemporary custom half morocco and cloth clamshell and chemise. An exceptional example. A Child's Garden of Verses is a look at childhood written by master poet and storyteller Robert Louis Stevenson. In this collection of sixty-six poems Stevenson recalls the joys of his childhood from sailing boats down a river to waiting for the lamplighter to sailing off to foreign lands in his imagination. Longmans, Green, and Co hardcover books
192820873San Francisco: John Henry Nash 1928. Limited edition. Stiff card. Fine. One large sheet folded to make four pages folio. Title printed on obverse of page one the text of the Sermon on the inner two-page spread and the final page blank. Beautifully printed letterpress in a Gothic font. Each of the four sections of Stevenson's work is introduced by an illuminated capital with hand-colored foliage. The title runs across the top of both pages in gilt with more flowers lightly colored in pink blue and green. A fine copy. Housed in the publisher's stiff boards printed title pasted onto the upper board. The spine of the portfolio is nearly perished else it is is in very good condition. The copy of William Andrews Clark Jr. with his bookplate on the front pastedown. And with the bookplate of typographer H. L. Doolittle of Pasadena. Scarce Nash item. The limitation is unknown as it was not found in the Nash Bibliography. John Henry Nash unknown books