1911 Rare 1stED - THE WONDERFUL GARDEN, Magic Spells from Language of Flowers' Book by Edith Nesbit.
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(Description)
Author: Edith Nesbit. Harold Robert Millar (illustrator).
Title: The Wonderful Garden or The Three C.'s.
Publisher: London, Macmillan and Co., Limited. 1911. First Edition.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 8 " X 5.5 ".
Pages: xiv-402 pages + (2) of publisher's advertisements.
Binding: Very good and attractive 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.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light staining or foxing - as shown, gift note of a previous 1911 owner on the second blank page - as shown, frontispiece tissue guard slightly creased - as shown).
Illustrations: Beautifully illustrated by Harold Robert Millar with a frontispiece and 25 full-page illustrations (complete).
The book: 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.
The author: 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.
The illustrator: 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."