A Child's Garden Of Verses R L Stevenson Folio Illustrated Hardback Vintage

Very Good

Illustrated pictorial cloth boards are clean and bright with minimal handling wear to surfaces and edges; corners and spine ends remain sharp. Binding is firm with pages secure, and the interior is bright, clean and unmarked throughout. Plain maroon slipcase is structurally sound but shows noticeable rubbing, surface scuffing and small marks from handling and shelf storage.

Title: A Child's Garden of Verses

Author: Robert Louis Stevenson, with an introduction by Michael Rosen.

Publisher: The Folio Society, London, United Kingdom.

Format: Illustrated hardback bound in full pictorial cloth and supplied with a plain maroon slipcase.

Edition: Folio Society edition first published in 1998, reproducing the original 1885 collection of poems.

Language: English.

Genre: Children's and young adult literature, classic poetry and world literature.

Content: Collection of verses exploring childhood imagination, games, travel, bedtime, dreams and everyday experiences, arranged with contents pages listing individual poems such as 'Bed in Summer', 'The Land of Nod' and 'My Shadow'.

Illustrations: Features colour illustrations by Helen Smithson, including frontispiece artwork and further images integrated with the text.

Narrative type: Fictional and lyrical narrative poetry presented in an accessible, rhythmic style for shared reading with children aged approximately 4–12.

Keywords: A Child's Garden of Verses, Robert Louis Stevenson, Michael Rosen introduction, Helen Smithson illustrations, Folio Society children's poetry, illustrated hardback with slipcase, vintage 1998 classic verse book.