Frances Hodgson Burnett — The Secret Garden

London, William Heinemann, 1911. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic children's novel set in the Yorkshire Moors. The first UK edition of The Secret Garden. In the original cloth binding.  Eight tissue-guarded colour plates. Collated, complete. Six pages of publisher's advertisements to the rear.  Following the spoiled orphan Mary Lennox, who is sent from British India to England to live with her uncle Archibald Craven. There, Mary becomes dedicated to discovering the secret garden, which was locked by Archibald following the death of his wife Lilias.  First serialised in The American Magazine, the work is seen as a classic of English children's literature, and has been given several stage and film adaptations. Written by British-American novelist Frances Hodgson Burnett, also known for the children's novels Little Lord Fauntleroy and A Little Princess.  In the original cloth binding. Externally, smart with some rubbing and wear to the extremities. Hinges are a touch strained. Internally, generally firmly bound, with plate facing pp. 200 detached but present, together with its tissue guard. A touch of strain to the gutter between pp. 240-241. Pages with scattered spots throughout, though bright. Good . Ill.: Charles Robinson. Good .