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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam illustrated by Charles Robinson William Collins and Sons was a London- and Glasgow-based company. By 1920, it held a dominant position in several book publishing market segments, including Bibles, religious texts, and mass-market reprints. Their commission with Agatha Christie, who excelled in crime and mystery, helped them to take a dominant position in the fiction market, too. Their holiday gift program was one of the major economic drivers. At least six months before the most financially intensive last quarter of the year, Collins planned well in advance and offered their titles for the holidays at the book fairs. Because booksellers had already pre-ordered books from the spring and summer exhibitions, Collins was able to make a very accurate sales prediction. This led to timely orders for paper, printing, and binding. Of course, they had also upgraded most of the standard cloth editions to high-end leather versions, using better paper quality for books inte...
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Tales of Passed Times

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Tales of Passed Times by Charles Perrault, illustrated by Charles Robinson Tales of Passed Times was published in the collection The Temple Classics for Young People by J. M. Dent & Company, London, in 1900. There are twelve fairy tales, the first nine written by Charles Perrault, Beauty and the Beast by Madame Le Prince de Beaumont, and The Benevolent Frog and Princess Rossette by Madame d'Aulnoy. Both ladies are mentioned in the short foreword, but not on the cover or internal title page. Contents: The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood Little Red Riding-Hood Blue Beard Master Cat; or, Puss in Boots The Fairies Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper Riquet with the Tuft Little Thumbling Beauty and the Beast The Benevolent Frog Princess Rosette We'll go through the whole book with short summaries and some links with additional info, keeping the illustrations by Charles Robinson as our main focus. The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood The King and the Queen celebrate the birth of th...
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Child's Christmas

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The Child's Christmas with text by Evelyn Sharp, pictured by Charles Robinson Published by Blackie and Son Limited, London, Glasgow, Dublin, Bombay in 1906. This extraordinary book is a typical gift book from the Golden Age of illustration. If you possess an original leather-bound (with golden letters) first edition in good condition, it's worth several thousand dollars. It's a book about everything related to Christmas, which can be seen right at the contents: Christmas Eve, Santa Claus, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Christmas Week, The Christmas Party, The Pantomime, The New Year. It's abundantly illustrated by Charles Robinson who was at the top of his creative powers. There are color illustrations (about a dozen) and several hundred (!) line drawings. We'll try to present as much as possible but don't expect everything. With such a volume a compromise is a must. Anyway, the book is accessible as a reprint in several pocket-friendly (-er) versions and, of course...
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Cinderella

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Cinderella, illustrated by Charles Robinson Like most of the fairy tales presented in this blog, Cinderella comes from The Big Book of Fairy Tales, published in 1911 by Blackie & Son. Charles Robinson made a set of black and white drawings, including the title (above) and decorated letter (below). There's also a special treat - a full-page color illustration (later). The story is well-known, probably the most well-known story in the world. It starts with the girl losing her mother. Her father remarries and gets out of the picture (Cinderella is a fine example of the theme of the absent father). His new wife already has two daughters. So his daughter gets a stepmother and two stepsisters at once. But she loses much more. Her peace of mind. Her dignity. Even her name. All the dirty works are reserved for her. Nothing is too hard or too early for her. She has to sleep by the heath and is covered by ashes. Yet she somehow manages to stay optimistic. Her positive attitude improves ...
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