THE STORY OF A PUPPET or The Adventures of Pinocchio. COLLODI C. [pseud of LORENZIN Carlo] 1826-1890. (MURRAY MA - translator) Publisher: T Fisher Unwin Publish Year: 1892 Publish Place: London Illustrator: MAZZANTI C [but Enrico] 1852-1910 Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 005036 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Very Good Size: 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall Jacket Condition: Unknown Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: Second Edition Inscription: Unknown £450 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information 16 mo, VG, 2nd impression. Rare. In its original decorative red & cream cloth covers, title in red, edges rubbed & soiled very slightly. Decorative spine, titles in red, edges very lightly bumped & rubbed. Internally, half title, frontis (tissue guarded), [6], [1], 2-232 pp, 1 plate and 38 illustrations by Mazzanti, some light spotting to endpapers, ink name to fep (Katie Roberts (the poet?), half title with Children's Library titles to verso, published in the same year as the first English impression, printed by R & R Clark, Limited, Edinburgh. Very Rare! and untouched by the binder / restorer! C. Collodi, pseudonym of Carlo Lorenzini (born Nov. 24, 1826, Florence, Tuscany [Italy]-died Oct. 26, 1890, Florence), Italian author and journalist, best known as the creator of Pinocchio, the childlike puppet whose adventures delight children around the world. See Britannica com E Mazzanti - see p321 Bland Hist of Book Illustration.
