A CHILD`S GARDEN OF VERSES
by STEVENSON. ROBERT LOUIS. ; ROBINSON. CHARLES. Illustrates
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
John Lane The Bodley Head. London. 1896. FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION. 8vo. (7.8 x 5.2 inches). Dated 1896 but actually published in 1895. WBeautifully illustrated with nearly 100 line drawings by Robinson. 16pp publishers catalogue at end, dated 1895. Finely bound in recent full dark green morocco, spine with five raised bands, the compartments ruled, lettered and decorated in gilt. Single gilt ruled border on boards. All edges gilt. The publishers original decorative green cloth boards and spine, lettered and decorated in gilt, are bound in at rear. A lovely copy of this wonderful book.
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- Paul Foster Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9019
- Title
- A CHILD`S GARDEN OF VERSES
- Author
- STEVENSON. ROBERT LOUIS. ; ROBINSON. CHARLES. Illustrates
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Lane The Bodley Head. London. 1896
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's and Illustrated books;
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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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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