The Secret Garden
£995.00
The Secret Garden is a children’s novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett first published in book form in 1911.
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This unique hand-bound copy has been created using traditional bookbinding techniques and is intended as both a beautiful reading copy and an enduring example of fine bookbinding craftsmanship.
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The unique binding is executed in full moss-green leather, with finely crafted onlays of coloured leathers depicting the fiercely independent and resilient protagonist, Mary Lennox, standing within the Secret Garden. The evocative design is enhanced with black embossing and delicate gold tendrils that weave gracefully across the cover.
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The book is wonderfully illustrated throughout by Charles Robinson, whose enchanting artwork perfectly complements this beloved classic story.
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- The spine is finished with a leather title label and the illustrator’s name, in gold.
- Hand-sewn endbands complete the traditional craftsmanship of the binding.
- The volume is housed in a bespoke, made-to-measure protective clamshell box, lined in deep red suedel and finished with the title elegantly embossed in gold on the spine.
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Book Edition: Published by William Heinemann Ltd., London, October 1938
Printers: The Windmill Press, Kingswood, Surrey.
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