"The Child's Christmas" by Evelyn Sharp, illustrated by Charles Robinson, published by Children's Classics, New York, 1991, First printing with '1' present in the line on the copyright page. This edition is a facsimile reproduction of the first, 1906, edition with all original Robinson illustrations.

Illustrated hard boards, leather spine, 7.3/4" x 9.3/4"; red decorated endpapers, 203 pages with untrimmed vertical edges; fully illustrated with monochrome plates and line illustrations + 8 color illustrations, very good condition.

Members of an English country family experience the excitement and beauty of an old-fashioned Christmas season, in events leading from the early days of decoration and preparation through New Year's Day and up to Twelfth Night.

Charles Robinson (1870-1937) was a prolific British book illustrator. Born in Islington in October 1870, London, he was the son of illustrator Thomas Robinson, and his brothers Thomas Heath Robinson and William Heath Robinson also became illustrators. He served an apprenticeship as a printer and took art lessons in the evenings. He won a place at the Royal Academy in 1892 but was unable to take it up due to lack of finances.

The first full book he illustrated was Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses (1896) which includes over 100 pen and ink drawings. It was extremely popular, going through many reprints, and generated numerous commissions. He illustrated many fairy tales, children's books and books written by Walter Copeland Jerrold and himself throughout his career. He was also an active painter, especially in later life, and was elected to the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours in 1932.

US: Priority (c.2-4 days) --------- $12.50
Canada: 1st Class (c.2-4 weeks) -- $28.50
World: 1st Class (c.2-5 weeks) --- $42.50