1931 A Child's Garden of Verses

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First Edition, Illustrated, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding

First thus, the first illustrated edition with artwork from Henriette Willebeek Le Mair. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and eleven colour plates. Collated complete. A collection of sixty-four poems for children considered to be one of the most influential works for children of the nineteenth century. The poems, which have been widely imitated, are written from the point of view of a child. Containing titles such as: "Bed in Summer", "A Thought", and "At the Sea-side". Written by Robert Louis Stevenson, a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer best known for works such as Treasure Island, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, and Kidnapped. Illustrated by Henriette Willebeek LeMair, a Dutch illustrator of children's books.