A Child's Garden of Verses book by Robert Louis Stevenson 1905 Antique

Antique children's book, A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson. First edition, hardcover. Publisher Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1905. In Very Good condition. Some wear on cover. Inside is in excellent condition. Beautiful illustrations by Jessie Wilcox Smith. Rediscover the delight and innocence of childhood in these classic poems from celebrated Scottish author, Robert Louis Stevenson. From make-believe to climbing trees, bedtime stories to morning play and favorite cousins to beloved mothers, the collection contains about 65 poems. Many of the poems, including “The Land of Counterpane,” (a type of bed covering) take a positive perspective on Stevenson's own childhood which was plagued by sickness. He dedicated the work to his nurse Alison Cunningham. Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, musician and travel writer. (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) Although he died at just 44 years old and suffered from ill health the majority of his life he managed to travel and write extensively in that short period. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Kidnapped, and A Child's Garden of Verses. Although Stevenson fell out of the canon for a number of years, today he is one of the most translated authors and is highly celebrated for his stories. He was known to have spent time in the Napa and Sonoma County areas of Northern California, among other places.