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A Child's Garden of Verses / [by Robert Louis Stevenson].

LIBRA - Running Press Collection Running Press Miniatures Box 8 Book 15
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894
Contributor:
Osborne, Judith Barbour, designer.
Running Press, publisher.
Running Press Imprint Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
Series:
Running Press miniature edition
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Children's poetry, English.
Miniature books--Specimens.
Miniature books.
English poetry.
Scottish poetry.
Genre:
poetry.
Poetry
Specimens
Poetry.
Artists' books.
Miniature books (Printing)
Miniature books
Penn Provenance:
Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)
Physical Description:
137, [7] pages ; 83 mm
Place of Publication:
Philadelphia, Pa. : Running Press, 1989.
Contents:
A Thought
At the Sea-side
Bed in Summer
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
The Hayloft
Farewell to the Farm
Time to Rise
Looking-Glass River
Fairy Bread
North-West Passage
The Unseen Playmate
From a Railway Carriage
Winter-Time
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.
Notes:
"A Running Press Miniature Edition"--Title page verso.
Author statement from dustjacket.
"This book has been bound using handcraft methods, and Smythe-sewn to ensure durability."--Colophon.
The dust jacket was designed by Toby Schmidt. The interior was designed by Judith Barbour Osborne and illustrated by Deirdre Newman Griffin. The text was typeset in Garamond Light by Commcor Communications Corporation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania."
Publisher's advertisements: [1] page at end.
Local Notes:
Running Press Collection copies 1-3 presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.
Running Press copies 1 & 3 have dustjackets retained.
Running Press copy 2 has dustjacket wanting.
Running Press copies 1 & 2 are "1" printing.
Running Press copy 3 is "5" printing.
ISBN:
0894717154
9780894717154
OCLC:
22208607

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