First illustrated edition. A special volume for two reasons- firstly for Robinson's charming black and white drawings in the Art Nouveau style and secondly that this is the first illustrated edition of a classic that has never been out of print. Moreover, according to Wikipedia: "The first full book [Robinson] 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."
Includes a dedication and a moving poem to Stevenson's nanny Alison Cunningham "from her boy"
Published by: John Lane, The Bodley Head in London in 1896.
Binding: Green cloth on board with gilded illustrations. Plain dust cover not present
Condition: Very good. Bumped and scuffed corners. Edgewear. Gilding still bright especially on the spine. Foxing and tanning to endpapers only. Binding slightly loose at frontispiece with the next few pages a little loose. Hinge split page 50.
- Jacket Condition: N/A
- Binding Condition: Good
- Overall Condition: Very good
- Size: 8vo
