A CHILD'S GARDEN OF VERSES Illustrated by Charles Robinson

FIRST LARGE PAPER EDITION, WITH COLOUR PLATES (First published in 1895 as a small edition with b/w illustrations only) 8vo. hardback, pictorial beige cloth binding with green. blue and gilt decorations to spine and upper board, with original dust jacket (in 2 pieces). t.e.g. Illustrated endpapers. [16], 153pp., 3pp. with small b/w line drawings,plus 8pp. Publisher's Advertisements. Illustrated with colour frontispiece, 8 colour plates, and numerous full page and vignette line drawings, all by Charles Robinson. A clean copy with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. Occasional light foxing, heavier to prelims and untrimmed foredge. Light stain to top edge of first few leaves, including title and frontispiece (please see photos). Binding nice and firm and decorative cloth covers remarkably clean and bright. Dust jacket in 2 pieces with small areas of loss and wear to edges (please see photos). A VERY GOOD COPY in Poor but Extremely Rare Dust Jacket.