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Uncommon edition of A Child's Garden Of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson, a Mary Perks Hardcover, [56] pp (unpaginated), Book distributed exclusively by The American Crayon Co. of Sandusky, Ohio. There is both a 1942 and a 1943 copyright by John Sherman Bagg, both on the same page. With illustrations in black, white & yellow ink. Nice endpapers also decorated in the same colors. Unfortunately, no credit is given to the illustrator.
In acceptable condition/ NO dust jacket. Blue illustrated Paper over Boards have some chipping and tearing to the paper at the corner tips and along the spine. Moderate overall scuffing, aging and soiling to covers as well. Sewn binding is a little pulled but still intact with a few pages starting to split along the center seam but still attached. Previous owner's (child) name in pencil on top corner of front paste-down. Otherwise pages are lightly aged but unmarked.There are additional stories included after A Child's Garden of Verses including The Elves and the Shoemaker, All Around the Mulberry Book, and others. Contents are in order as follows: Ben in Sumer, a thought, at the sea-side, Young Night thought, whole duty of children, rain, pirate story, foreign lands, windy nights, travel, singing, looking forward; a good play; where go the boats?; Auntie's skirts; The land of counterpane; the land of nod, my shadow; system; a good boy, escape at bedtime, marching song, the cow, happy thought, the wind, keepsake mill, good and bad children, foreign children, the sun's travels, the lamplighter, my bed is a boat, the moon, the swing, time to rise, looking-glass river, fairy bread, from a railway carriage, winter time, the hayloft, farewell to the farm, north-west passage, The Child alone, (the unseen playmate, My ship and I, My Kingdom, Picture books in Winter, My treasures, Block city, the land of story books, armies in the fire), the little land, Garden days (Night and day, nest eggs, the flowers, summer sun, the dumb soldier, the autumn fires, the gardener, historical associations) Envoys (To Willie and Henrietta, to my mother, to auntie, to minnie, to my name-child, to any reader), The elves and the Shoemaker, Mister Fox, O!, Doctor Foster went to Gloster, Ride a cock-horse to Banbury Cross, Pally, put the kettle on, Red riding hood, the lion and the mouse, the fox and the grapes.