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"The world is so full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings."
With this "Happy Thought," Robert Louis Stevenson speaks for all the delights of childhood. But he doesn't stop there. A Child's Garden of Verses, written over a century ago, is filled to the brim with what are usually considered to be the first real poems written for children. This classic volume is an old friend to the generations of readers who were brought up on "I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me/ And what can be the use of him is more than I can see." In this perfectly lovely edition, the gossamer art of Jessie Willcox Smith (who first illustrated Stevenson's poems in the early years of the 20th century) is reproduced in all its charming glory. Black and white drawings throughout and eight full-page, warmly colorful paintings show beautiful, yet pleasantly imperfect children, busy at their daily activities--climbing trees, watching their reflections in a river, or sick in bed with an army of toy soldiers on guard. Place this on the shelf next to Mother Goose, Dr. Seuss, and Peter Rabbit. (All ages) --Emilie Coulter
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Book Description Library Binding. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.8. Seller Inventory # G0809819023I3N00
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Tasha Tudor (illustrator). Hardback book with dust jacket. The very good price-clipped jacket has a few small chips/tears and is age-toned. It looks lovely under the fresh mylar cover I've added. The green linen book has info on the spine in black (this is a reprint edition since there is an ISBN). The book is sturdy, clean and complete. There is some age-toning to the endpapers and some tape residue on the back endpaper. There is a little paper lift on the inside back cover where a sticker was removed. Penciled price on the front endpaper. Seller Inventory # 36723-x-J35
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Tudor,tasha (illustrator). Later Printing. Cover slightly soiled; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Seller Inventory # 308262
Book Description Library Binding. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. 118 pp; Light shelf wear on corners and spine ends, previous owner's inscription on front endpage, otherwise clean and tight. DJ has some edge wear with tiny chips and light soiling. An attractive book. DJ protected in clear Brodart cover. Seller Inventory # 792962
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. True 1st. A trus first edition dated 1941 on the bottom of the copyright page which is unusually located on the verso of the fromt fep (free end paper). There is/never was a title page, publisher info was printed on the bottom of the front cover, printer info on the copyright page. 40 color-illustrated pages with a bit of crayon to a few of the pages. Quite scarce in First Edition. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book. Seller Inventory # 018581