ROBINSON, MABEL L. — Robin and Tito
New York, NY: Macmillan, 1930. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Eloise Burns (Wilkins). B&W Illustrations; This book was illustrated by Eloise Wilkins (nee Burns). This book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking the dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is a very slight slant to the spine of the book and some beginning bumping and rubbing to the corners and spine ends. The text pages are clean and bright. The top edge of the text block has some darkening and foxing and there are several larger spots of foxing to the bottom edge of the text block. The book includes a color frontispiece and four black and white illustrations by Eloise Burns (later Wilkin). This is a very early example of Eloise Wilkins' art and was possibly created before she left art school. "Mabel Louise Robinson (July 19, 1874 February 21, 1962) was an American writer of children's books. She was passionate about writing books for young adults. Her "primary goal in life [was to] write books for young women, showcasing the protagonists worth, intelligence, and sensitivity". Robinson reached her goal by bring[ing] realistic and believable young adult problems to modern girl readers looking not only for excitement and fun but for honestly and reality as well. Additionally, [she] created vivid characters with whom girls could easily identify . Robinson was a runner-up for the annual Newbery Medal twice. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .
