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A Child's Garden of Verses.

A Child's Garden of Verses.

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A Child's Garden of Verses.

by Stevenson, Robert Louis; JOYCE LANCASTER WILSON

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1978. LANCASTER, Joyce Wilson. A Child's Garden of Verses. By Robert Louis Stevenson. 114, [4] pp. Illustrated throughout by Joyce Lancaster Wilson with 9 full-page woodcuts, 36 woodcut initials, and several woodcut vignettes of various sizes. Large 8vo., 250 x 160 mm, bound in half morocco over boards, title in gilt on spine. San Francisco: The Press in Tuscany Alley, 1978. Nine poems by Stevenson are published here for the first time. The book is a combination of colourful initials, vignettes and full-page plates, designed and printed by Joyce Lancaster Wilson and skillfully printed by her husband, the renowned San Franciscan scholar-printer Adrian Wilson, in Centaur and Arrighi types. One of 500 copies, signed by the illustrator.

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Bookseller
Ursus Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
46146
Title
A Child's Garden of Verses.
Author
Stevenson, Robert Louis; JOYCE LANCASTER WILSON
Book Condition
Used
Binding
Hardcover
Date Published
1978
Keywords
STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS

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About Ursus Books

Ursus Rare Books is renowned throughout the rare book world for handling outstanding copies of important rare books. Our inventory ranges from early printed books to modern livres d'artistes. Our particular strength is in illustrated books of all periods; from the 15th to 21st centuries. We also carry fine copies of literature in all languages, art and architecture, natural history, voyages and travels, landscape gardening and fine bindings. Ursus is dedicated to developing long term relationships with clients in helping them to form first class collections.

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Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Morocco
Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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