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: Binding: Cloth Book Type: Unknown Edition: Second Edition Inscription: Unknown £1,000.00 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.
