A Child's Garden of Verses (Suede Cover)

92 pp. 6 3/8 x 3 3/4. Original suede binding with scalloped edges, title in relief against gilt panel, stylized rose effected on front board by cutting several windows to show through to red silk beneath. Green silk endpapers. A unique cover design for a favorite collection of Stevenson's verse. "A Child's Garden of Verses is a collection of poetry for children by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. The collection first appeared in 1885 under the title Penny Whistles, but has been reprinted many times, often in illustrated versions. It contains about 65 poems including the cherished classics "Foreign Children," "The Lamplighter," "The Land of Counterpane," "Bed in Summer," "My Shadow" and "The Swing."