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First Edition. [17], 322, [3] p.; ill. (colour), 8 plates. Red cloth hardcover, smyth-sewn binding, with gilt lettering to cover and spine, spine exhibits sunning and slight bumping, front cover is slightly bowed, and the covers have minor edgewear, previous owner's name in pen to ffep, cracked but holding at half-title (see photos) and pg. 16, and the foredge and bottom of the textblock are deckle edged and aged, with the expected amount of wear and tear, but the book is otherwise internally clean, clear, and tightly bound. Some pages are still uncut, so it has never been read through. All 8 tipped-in colour plates are present.Please see listing images for preview and more details, and do not hesitate to contact us should you require further photographs to make a decision.It is unclear what genre this book falls under and there is no information to be found online. Through browsing the text, it seems to be something like a romantic memoir, but it may be fictional drama, a little bit of mystery, with a good dose of Christianity. In any case, a cozy British read set mainly in the gardens.From the introductory material: LIST OF CHAPTERS I. MY GARDEN OF THE RED, RED ROSE II. THE OLD MANSE GARDEN III. THE MEN OF THE OLD MANSE GARDEN IV. HOW I FOUND MY PASSION FLOWER EN THE OLD MANSE GARDEN V. HOW I BROUGHT MY TRUE LOVE TO MY GARDEN OF THE RED, RED ROSE VI. BLOSSOM AND SONG VII. THE FLOWERS OF MY GARDEN VIII. HOW I FOUND A 'MARGUERITE' IN MY GARDEN OF THE RED, RED ROSE IX. THE ROSES OF MY GARDEN X. THE GARDEN OF THE MARQUISXI. HOW I FOUND SOME 'THISTLE-DOWN' IN MY GARDEN OF THE RED, RED ROSEXII. GRANDMA IN MY GARDEN OF THE RED, RED ROSEXIII. OLD FAMILIAR FACES XIV. THE UNFOLDING OF TWO WHITE SOULS IN MY GARDEN OF THE RED, RED ROSE XV. THE GARDEN OF GOD, AND OTHER DREAMS OF THE CHILD-MINDXVI. PREPARING FOR 'LITTLE GERTRUDE,' OR, HOW THE LITTLE ANGEL BROTHER CAME TO THE GARDEN OF THE RED, RED ROSEXVII. HOW THE LITTLE ANGEL BROTHER LEFT OUR GARDEN OF THE RED, RED ROSEXVIII. OUR GARDEN OF SLEEPLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS from water-colour drawings by FRED. TAYLOR IN THE GARDEN OF THE RED, RED ROSE (frontispiece) A CORNER OF THE OLD MANSE GARDEN THE FLOWERS OF MY GARDENTHE MARQUIS IN HIS GARDENGRANDMA IN THE GARDEN THE ROSES OF MY GARDEN THEY WENT AWAY AND MADE REQUEST FOR LITTLE GERTRUDE OUR GARDEN OF SLEEP.
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