The Four Champions of Great Britain and Ireland
London: T. Fisher Unwin, circa 1905. Quarto (11 inches tall), original bevelled paper boards, color printed illustration to front panel, red cloth spine lettered in black, illustrated endpapers. Slight spine lean, gentle bumping to front corners, gift inscription ("From Mamma, Christmas 1909") to front flyleaf, offsetting to final page. A near-fine copy. Item #1766
LIVES OF THE PATRON SAINTS OF THE BRITISH ISLES
First American edition of these Tales of the Patron Saints of the British Isles—St. George of Merry England, St. David of Gallant Wales, St. Andrew of Bonny Scotland, and St. Patrick of the Emerald Isle. A lovely book.
Splendidly illustrated by Charles Robinson with 16 captioned color plates and black-and-white drawings throughout the text. From a family of distinguished English illustrators, Charles Robinson was the son of Thomas Robinson and brother of Thomas Heath Robinson and William Heath Robinson. After illustrating Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses (1895), Robinson illustrated many fairy tales and children's books throughout his career. Printed in England by Alf Cooke of Leeds and first published by T. Fisher Unwin, London. This American edition was issued by Frederick A. Stokes, known for publishing fine art and children's books.
Price: $200.00