THE SECRET GARDEN Frances Hodgson Burnett 1912 2nd Prt. ILLUS Charles Robinson O

Description: THE SECRET GARDENby Frances Hodgson BurnettIllustrated by Charles Robinson_________________ Hardcover no dust jacket; 306 pages; Size Approx. 6 1/4 X 8 1/4.Published by William Heinemann; 1912, 2nd printing.Details: "Frances Hodgson Burnett’s enchanting tale of self-discovery and growth is one of the great children’s books of all time. The Secret Garden is a story of redemption. An unloved and sickly child is left orphaned in British India and is adopted by her uncle in England. Out on the Yorkshire moors, Mary learns to live her own life, and finds her own companionship in the nature of the estate. She makes friends, first in the nature boy, Dickon, and then in her uncle’s discarded and hypochondriacal son Colin. Mary discovers the secret garden, left abandoned at the death of Colin’s mother a decade earlier and in bringing the garden back to life, Mary and Colin are restored to a complete life themselves."First UK edition in book form and the first Charles Robinson illustrated edition, second printing. Printed in January of 1912, just three months after the first edition of October, 1911. Publisher's original green cloth with titles and illustrations in gilt to the upper board and spine. Top edge green.Illustrated with 8 beautiful full page color plates by Charles Robinson, one of the luminaries of the golden age of illustration, complete with captioned tissue guards, as well as a green and white delicate line drawing to the title page and a vignette to the half title.A fine addition for your collection!Condition: Shows general wear with corners rubbed through, wear at spine ends and some of the cloth along rear edge of spine is split but apparently reglued, name written on half-title page, foxing throughout, a picture of a group of authors including Burnett is pasted to the backside of the frontispiece, overall in good condition with a firm binding. Note: The letter/number at the end of the title line for this listing is just an inventory code for locating the book.ShippingFree Domestic Economy Shipping!Check out my other items!Be sure to add me to your favorites list!About Us:Rivendell Antiquarian Books sells used rare, vintage and collectable books predominantly from pre 1970. We have been sellers of antiquarian books for over 20 years, and our experience helps ensure quality descriptions of our rare and collectable books. Be assured that we want your experience with Rivendell Antiquarian Books to be enjoyable and problem free. We believe that it is a travesty to simply throw away a used book when there is little or nothing wrong with it - we believe in giving each book the chance of finding a new home. We appreciate the impact a good book can have. We know the excitement of a new page turner, or the familiar joy of an old favorite, and we find satisfaction in putting older, and often scarce books in the hands of people who have the same love for old books that we do.Customer Service:Rivendell Antiquarian Books is committed to ensuring each customer is entirely satisfied with their puchase and our service. If you have any issues or concerns please contact us and we will be more than happy to help.Our books have been inspected carefully by hand by experienced book valuers to ensure the condition description is as accurate as possible for this exact copy pictured. If you have questions about the book before or after purchasing, please feel free to contact us!Packaging:We take pride in packaging our books for safe delivery, and if you check our feedback, you will see this reflected in the comments of many pleased customers. For nearly all of our books, we use a specially designed boxing system from IPS (Inovative Packaging Solutions) located in York, PA. These media shipping boxes are designed to conform to the size of the book, securing it and preventing it from bumping around during shipping. The end result is a box which provides a double thickness of cardboard covering the front and back of the book; actually almost like a box within a box. The outer layer of cardboard extends beyond the ends of the inner "box" which very efficiently protects the corners of the book from being bumped and damaged by the sometimes rough handling packages receive in transit. In addition we place the book in a plastic bag to help guard against moisture if a package is left out in the elements.Delivery: We aim to get all books shipped within 24 hours of order except on weekends. We can't control the delivery time once a book leaves our hands, but most of the time USPS is prompt in delivery, and the expected delivery time given by eBay is usually fairly accurate. Because we use media mail to keep costs down, it does take a little longer for delivery, and occasionally packages get delayed in the mail system. If for some reason your order has not arrived within the expected time frame, please get in contact with us so that we can try to help you.

Price: 300 USD

Location: Schenectady, New York

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