{"product_id":"1909-first-edition-the-children-s-book-of-gardening-by-winifred-cayley-robinson","title":"1909 First Edition- The Children’s Book of Gardening by Winifred Cayley-Robinson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe attractive 1909 First Edition of this charming Edwardian gardening book for young readers, complete with all twelve delicate full-page colour illustrations by Winifred Cayley-Robinson and its lovely pictorial cloth binding.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick and Mrs. Paynter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Children’s Book of Gardening.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e London: Adam and Charles Black, 1909.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e First Edition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e English.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e xi, 235 pages, followed by publisher’s catalogue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 8.5 x 6 inches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBinding:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Very good original dark green cloth binding, beautifully decorated to the front board in gilt and green with an inset colour illustration of a young girl in a flower garden. Spine lettered and decorated in gilt and green. Upper edge gilt. Light rubbing and wear to the extremities, with a few small marks to the rear board and minor wear at the corners and spine ends, as shown. Binding firm and attractive. Protected in a removable mylar cover. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContent:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Very good condition. Complete and firmly bound, with scattered foxing throughout, more noticeable to the endpapers and some preliminary and marginal areas, as shown. Small previous owner’s name in ink to the front free endpaper. Otherwise clean and well preserved.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Complete with all \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12 full-page colour illustrations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e after drawings by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinifred Cayley-Robinson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, including the frontispiece \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Herbaceous Border\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, together with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Tidy Gardener\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJanuary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoppies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLarkspurs and Pinks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDaffodils\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIrises\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Cornish Cottage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLilies and Roses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Road to Rome\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Window Garden\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Room Garden in Spring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The illustrations retain their soft, luminous Edwardian colouring and are particularly appealing examples of early twentieth-century children’s book illustration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEstimate: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUSD $175–200\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Children’s Book of Gardening\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was conceived specifically to teach children the practical foundations of gardening from a young reader’s point of view. The authors explain in their preface that the idea arose when a twelve-year-old boy living in Germany asked for an English book that would teach him the elements of gardening, only for it to become apparent that few such books existed. The result is a remarkably thorough yet approachable guide covering soil, annuals, perennials, bulbs, roses, lilies, fruit and vegetables, rock gardens, indoor gardening and a seasonal calendar of work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIts particular charm lies in the marriage of practical instruction with Winifred Cayley-Robinson’s twelve colour illustrations. Children appear not merely observing gardens but actively tending them, watering flowers, sweeping paths and learning through direct participation. The result is both an evocative Edwardian children’s book and an attractive period work on gardening, with considerable appeal to collectors of illustrated books, childhood literature and garden history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe authors and illustrator:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCecily Sidgwick (1854–1934)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a prolific British novelist and writer who also produced works on domestic and practical subjects. Together with Mrs. Paynter, she approached gardening as something children could genuinely learn and practise rather than simply admire, giving the book an unusually practical character for its period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe colour illustrations are by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWinifred Cayley-Robinson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, whose delicate compositions of children, flowers and garden settings belong to the refined tradition of Edwardian book illustration. Her images give this edition much of its enduring visual appeal, especially when preserved, as here, with the complete suite of twelve colour plates.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67220647706873,"sku":null,"price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20260925gardening_01.jpg?v=1790379686","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1909-first-edition-the-children-s-book-of-gardening-by-winifred-cayley-robinson","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}