Description: A Child's Garden of Verses - Robert Louis Stevenson. Illustrated by Ethel Mars and M.H. Squire. 1928 Edition. Rand, McNally & Co. Measures 7.75 in. x 6.25 in., 93 pages. Rare find! Beautifully illustrated Hardcover book, almost 100 years old, great condition. This is a gorgeous antique edition of A Child's Garden of Verses, the classic compilation of poems by Robert Louis Stevenson. This edition is densely illustrated with 9 full-page color plates in lovely pastels, numerous full-page and half-page black & white illustrations, as well as beautiful in-text pen drawings on nearly every other page. This little book is truly a treasure and would be perfect for any vintage/antique book collection. A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was originally published in 1885 and has been reprinted many times, often in illustrated versions, and is considered to be one of the most influential children's works of the 19th century. Stevenson is best known for Treasure Island, Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Kidnapped, and A Child's Garden of Verses. Ethel Mars (1876–1959) was an American woodblock print artist, known for her white-line woodcut prints, also known as Provincetown Prints, and a children's book illustrator. She had a lifelong relationship with fellow artist Maud Hunt Squire, with whom she lived in Paris and Provincetown, Massachusetts. Squire (1873 – 1954) was an American painter and printmaker. She gained notice for her color intaglio prints and her work in colored pastels, and was active as a book illustrator beginning while she was still a student; much of her work in the field was published jointly with Mars. Mars and Squire are buried together in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France. A joint exhibit of the women's works was held at the Mary Ryan Gallery in New York in 2000. Mars' work is among the collections of the Cincinnati Art Museum, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Springfield Art Association Further and Illate Museum.
Price: 75 USD
Location: Morgantown, West Virginia
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Signed: No
Publisher: Rand McNally
Subject: Children's
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1928
Language: English
Illustrator: E. Mars & M.H. Squire
Special Attributes: Illustrated, Large Print
Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
Region: North America
Personalized: No
Topic: Poetry
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
