{"product_id":"1911-rare-1sted-the-wonderful-garden-language-of-flowers-by-edith-nesbit","title":"1911 Rare 1stED - The Wonderful Garden, Language of Flowers by Edith Nesbit","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Edith Nesbit. Harold Robert Millar (illustrator).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle\u003c\/strong\u003e: The Wonderful Garden or The Three C.'s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: London, Macmillan and Co., Limited. 1911. First Edition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Text in English.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e: 8 \" X 5.5 \". \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: xiv-402 pages + publisher's advertisements.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: Attractive and very good original red full cloth binding with gilt illustration on spine and front cover (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. Upper edge gilt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContent\u003c\/strong\u003e: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing - as shown).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations\u003c\/strong\u003e: Beautifully illustrated by Harold Robert Millar with a frontispiece and 25 full-page illustrations (complete). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEstimate\u003c\/strong\u003e: (USD 300-500)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe book\u003c\/strong\u003e: Rare and attractive First Edition of Nesbit's Wonderful Garden or The Three C.'s. Caroline, Charlotte and Charles are staying with their Great Uncle Charles while their parents are away in India. They discover a book called The Language of Flowers and try various magical spells from the book. Whether the spells work or whether what happens can be put down to coincidence is left to the reader to decide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe author\u003c\/strong\u003e: Edith Nesbit (married name Edith Bland; 15 August 1858 – 4 May 1924) was an English writer and poet, who published her books for children as E. Nesbit. She wrote or collaborated on more than 60 such books. She was also a political activist and co-founder of the Fabian Society, a socialist organisation later affiliated to the Labour Party.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe illustrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Harold Robert Millar (1869 – 1942) was a prominent and prolific Scottish graphic artist and illustrator of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He is best known for his illustrations of children's books and fantasy literature.\"His work...has a lively, imaginative charm and a distinctive sense of design.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e","brand":"mflibra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46894347518201,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20250927WonderfulGarden-000.jpg?v=1758991881","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1911-rare-1sted-the-wonderful-garden-language-of-flowers-by-edith-nesbit","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}