Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Price: US$14.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Deckle-edged paper. Includes A Child's Garden of Verses; Underwoods(with 40+ additional pieces of verse); Ballads sepia-toned frontispiece. very good+, gold-stamped red cloth, gilt top. Light edgewear 359 pgs
Seller: Gil's Book Loft, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
Stevenson, Robert Louis (ill Charles Robinson). A Child's Garden of Verses. SCRIBNER'S, 1895.
Price: US$19.95 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Blue cloth over boards, blue spine and cover titles, 137 pages, heavy edge wear, darkened extremities,unmarked content with fair binding.Brick and mortar bookshop since 1975!
Seller: Royal Oak Bookshop, Front Royal, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$30.16 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good hardcover, no DJ. Gilt-inlay scene with girl, roses, and neighborhood on front cover. Sunning on spine. Previous owner's name on end paper (dated march 1876). Ex-Library (college) with usual markings. Pages are tanned. Binding is secure. Top edge is gilt.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
Seller: Redux Books, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First American edition with the wonderful Robinson black and white illustrations. A rather decrepit copy with spine ends badly worn and frayed, spotting to boards, hinges cracked, erased pencillings on initial pages. 137 pp.
Seller: Neil Williams, Bookseller, Victoria, BC, Canada
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Description: xiv, 137 [3] pp. Illustrated by Charles Robinson. 12mo, publisher's green gilt-decorated cloth; t.e.g. First U.S. of this illustrated edition. Old ink signature on front free endpaper; light use to cloth; tight and sound.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Bound in blue gilt decorated cloth, edges a little rubbed, page edges uncut, top edge gilt, previous owners inscription (1895) , a lovely clean tight copy. ; 7.5" x 5"; 137 pages
Seller: Luis Porretta Fine Arts, Nanaimo, BC, Canada
Stevenson, Robert Louis. A Child's Garden of Verses. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1895.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First U.S. edition with Robinson illustrations. Hard cover in Good+ condition, small 8vo, pages:xiv,137. Green cloth with gold decoration on front, spine titles in gold, top edge gilt, fore- and bottom edges untrimmed, black-and-white frontis portrait, numerous black-and-white illustrations by Charles Robinson. Tips and spine ends lightly worn, some tanning of leaves, minor insect damage to fore-edge, prior owner dated inscriptions on front free end-paper (dated 1896 and 1943). Bookseller accession no.: 15276.
Seller: Ulysses Books, Michael L. Muilenberg, Bookseller, Trumansburg, NY, U.S.A.
Robert Louis Stevenson. A Child's Garden of Verses. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1895.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First thus. Illustrated by Charles Robinson. Dark blue wraps are mildly soiled. Gilt decoration on cover and spine is a bit rubbed but still bright. Gilt decoration on back cover is especially bright. Corners bumped, edges mildly shelf worn, shelf wear to head and tail of spine. Binding fairly tight. Endpapers mildly soiled with previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Interior fairly clean except for faint damp stain to top right corner of much of text block, not interfering with type or illustrations. Gilt edge at top of text block is a bit scratched/rubbed but still bright. A loved but still beautiful copy of this early edition of this classic.
Seller: Owl Pen Books, Greenwich, NY, U.S.A.
Robert Louis Stevenson. A Child's Garden of Verses. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1895.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VERY RARE This 1895 book is a reprint of the original book of 64 poems published in 1885. This book does not have any illustrations like the later reprints do. It was published one year after Robert Louis Stevenson died and is identical to the first edition with same number of pages and poem titles. Due to the age of the book, pages have yellowed but are clean. Book cover is slightly soiled. Bottom and side of pages are deckled. Top of pages has gilt coating. This book is considered to be one of the most influential children's works of the 19th century. For its age, the book is in excellent shape.
Seller: Vincent's Fine Books, CEDARVILLE, IL, U.S.A.
Stevenson, Robert Louis. Child's Garden of Verses. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1895.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Illustrated by Charles Robinson. Very Good. Green cloth, lightly rubbed and bumped at the head and foot of the spine gilt lettering and designs on the spine and front board. Square and firmly bound with a gilt top edge, donation bookplate from the Quincy, IL library on the recto of the frontispiece, clean otherwise. A nice, bright copy featuring Robinson's black-and-white illustrations.
Seller: Carpetbagger Books, Woodstock, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$110.00 + shipping
Description: First illustrated edition. 12mo. Publisher's gilt-decorated pale maroon cloth boards; xiv,[1]-137;[4]pp; frontispiece, pictorial title-page and numerous text illustrations by Charles Robinson. Hint of sun-fading to spine cloth and board edges; crease to first and second fly-leaves; text tight, fresh and unmarked, with gilt still bright on spine and covers; Very Good. Ownership signature ("Jessie Guernsey") dated 1896; later annotation below signature, in pencil, describing the book's family provenance. Quite presentable copy of the First American edition of this classic of children's literature, in the attractive Art Nouveau binding after Robinson's designs.
Seller: Lorne Bair Rare Books, ABAA, Winchester, VA, U.S.A.
Stevenson, Robert Louis. A Child's Garden of Verse. Charles Scribner, New York, 1895.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: Good condition for it's advanced age. There are some pictures of the author glued in the FEP, deckle edge papers, several ownership marks on the end papers and title page. Gold on the covers are still bright, some edge wear, and rubbing on the spine. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Lowry's Books, Three Rivers, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Description: xiv, 137 [3] pp. Illustrated by Charles Robinson. 12mo, publisher's green gilt-decorated cloth; t.e.g. Old inked initials and 1897 date on pastedown. The first few dozen pages have a few inoffensive spots to the text. Tight and sound.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Duodecimo, 186+ pages, pictorial gilt covers, corners bumped, short split in rear hinge, partially unopened with t.e.g. and deckle-edged Illustrated by Charles Robinson, who was the son of an illustrator and the brother of two illustrators (Thomas Heath and William Heath Robinson). Born in 1870, this 1895 work was Charles's first full-size book commission. Its popularity caused a number of new commissions and many reprints of this beloved book.
Seller: Thomas J. Joyce And Company, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Robert Louis Stevenson. A Child's Garden of Verses. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1895.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1895. 1st Ed. hardcover. Good+. Charles Robinson. 8vo, green cloth binding with gilt decoration and lettering, top edge gilt, edges of cloth rubbed, spine gilt dull, owner's gift dedication, owner's date 1894, a half-title page loose, a few smudges on interior pages, a first American edition of a classic illustrated children's book, 137 pages" .
Seller: Stone Soup Books, Camden, ME, U.S.A.
Stevenson, Robert Louis. A child's garden of verses. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1895.
Price: US$154.79 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Light wear to covers. Text clean and unmarked. The binding is tight and square. Top edge gilt. Your satisfaction is guaranteed!
Seller: First Coast Books, Eatonton, GA, U.S.A.
Stevenson, Robert Louis. A Child's Garden of Verses. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1895.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First illustrated American edition. Title page shows 1895 date with 1895 copyright date by Scribner's. Bright gilt ornaments front and back boards; gilt ornaments and lettering on spine. Bright gilt top page edges. Fine black & white illustrations. 137 pages plus list of books. Scarce.
Seller: Arch Bridge Bookshop, Bellows Falls, VT, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Red cloth boards with gilt titles and decoration on front and spine, with the distinctive thistles on the spine. This edition lacks a general title and is called the ¿Thistle Edition¿ because of these thistle decorations. Each volume has a mid-level title that assigns it to a section of the whole edition: The Novels and Tales of Robert Louis Stevenson, The Travels and Essays of Robert Louis Stevenson etc. Each book measures 8 5/8" x 6". Overall very good condition. Corners sharp, all bindings strong and tight. Covers overall clean with light wear, one volume has slight water damage to back cover only. Spines have small degree of sun fading. Previous owner's name on front endpapers. Pages otherwise clean and bright without markings. Each volume has a frontispiece protected with a tissue paper page.*** I. New Arabian Nights 1895**** II. Treasure Island 1895**** III. The Dynamiter / The Story of a Lie 1895**** IV. Prince Otto / Island Nights' Entertainments / Father Damien 1895**** V. Kidnapped 1895**** VI. David Balfour 1895**** VII. The Merry Men / Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde THIS VOLUME MISSING FROM SET**** VIII. The Black Arrow / John Nicholson / The Body-Snatcher 1895**** IX. The Master of Ballantrae 1895**** X. The Wrecker 1896**** XI. The Wrong Box / The Ebb Tide 1895 **** XII. An Inland Voyage / Travels With a Donkey / Edinburgh 1895**** XIII. Virginibus Puerisque / Memories and Portraits 1895**** XIV. Familiar Studies of Men and Books 1895**** XV. The Amateur Emigrant / Across the Plains / The Silverado Squatters THIS VOLUME MISSING FROM SET **** XVI. A Child¿s Garden of Verses / Underwoods / Songs of Travel / Ballads and Other Poems**** XVII. Vailima Letters THIS VOLUME MISSING FROM SET**** XVIII. Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin / Records of a Family of Engineers THIS VOLUME MISSING FROM SET**** XIX. In the South Seas / A Footnote to History THIS VOLUME MISSING FROM SET ***** XX. Weir of Hermiston / Plays / Fables 1909 ***** XXI. St. Ives 1909 ***** XXII. 'Sketches, Criticisms etc. 1911**** XXIII. Letters I 1909**** XXIV. Letters II 1911**** XXV. Life of RLS by Graham Balfour I 1908**** XXVI. Life of RLS by Graham Balfour II 1908**** XXVII. New Letters (incl letters* first published here in book form) 1912 Quiet Companion has 21 matching volumes, for sale as a set, possible first edition. You will notice that my book descriptions are not generic, saying "may have." certain conditions. All descriptions are written with actual book in hand. Pictures available on request. Extra postage will be necessary for this large heavy set.
Seller: Quiet Companion, Tacoma, WA, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First IllustratedEdition. Illustrated by Charles Robinson. Very good plus in reddish cloth with bright gilt decoration of child in a garden on front boards. Spine lettering and decoration dulled and sun faded. t.e.g. First IllustratedEdition.
Seller: Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books, Holliston, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$291.21 + shipping
Condition: As New
Description: Charles Scribner's & Sons, First Edition. Condition: As New. Seller Inventory # AZ-019
Seller: Night light, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Price: US$475.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Advance publisher's sample of the first American illustrated edition with illustrations by Charles Robinson, consisting of two stapled signatures, including the title leaf, and sample pages of text and illustrations [see *Prideaux* p.39 for the first English edition]. 12mo. [32]pp. Two stapled signatures of 8 leaves each, illustrated in black-and-white. Leaves measure 7 5/8 by 5 1/8 inches. Pictorial self-wrappers. The leaves of the published trade issue, consisting of 136 pages, measure 9 3/4 by 7 3/4 inches. Front cover (i.e. illustrated title leaf) has one-inch surface tear, with half-inch loss of printed illustration, one small chip at spine margin with no loss, else a near fine, partially unopened copy. Scarce in this advance state, in slightly smaller format than final published text. Rare in this format.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.