A child's garden of verses / Robert Louis Stevenson ; with illustrations by Jessie Willcox Smith.
| Author/creator | Stevenson, Robert Louis author. |
| Other author | Smith, Jessie Willcox, 1863-1935, illustrator. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, MCMXLV [1945] |
| Copyright Date | ©1905 |
| Description | xii, 124 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 9 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Bed in summer -- 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 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 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 -- Night and day -- Nest eggs -- The flowers -- Summer sun -- The dumb soldier -- Autumn fires -- The gardener -- Historical associations -- To Willie and Henrietta -- To my mother -- To Auntie -- To Minnie -- To my name-child -- To any reader. |
| Abstract | The classic book of children's poetry that immortalized "The Land of Counterpane", "The Land of Nod", "My Shadow", and "Foreign Land." |
| Local note | Joyner Rare copy autographed "Elizabeth Gray Moore [illegible] Christmas 1945" on half title page. |
| General note | Has an illustrated title page, decorated endpapers, and a plate mounted on the cover. |
| Digital Bookplate | Bookplate for Fred S. Hudson, Jr. |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Rare copy Gift of Margaret F. (Ricki) Hudson |
| Genre/form | poetry. |
| Genre/form | Poetry |
| Genre/form | Poetry. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile literature. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Rare Collection | PR5489 .C5 1945 | ✔ Available | Request Material |