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THE STORY OF A PUPPET OR THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO, Translated from the Italian by M.A. Murray
by Collodi, Carlo (pseudonym of Carlo Lorenzini, 1826-90)
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Cassell Publishing Company, 1892. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. The first American edition (from the sheets of the first English edition, with a cancel title page). A universal icon and a metaphor of the human condition, Pinocchio is considered a canonical piece of children's literature and has had an enduring impact on world culture. Small octavo: [8], 232 p. with the half-title and title page printed in red and black. Illustrated with forty-one black-and-white vignette drawings by C. Mazzanti. Original off-white cloth binding, delicately stamped in blue in a decorative floral pattern, with matching edges and endpapers. The spine is a touch faded, with some minor wear to the boards and a bit of wear to the corners and tips; else very good. Housed in a custom blue morocco clamshell box.
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- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 74681
- Title
- THE STORY OF A PUPPET OR THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO, Translated from the Italian by M.A. Murray
- Author
- Collodi, Carlo (pseudonym of Carlo Lorenzini, 1826-90)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Cassell Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1892
- Weight
- 0.00
- Keywords
- Children's Literature, Pinocchio, Books into Film, Illustrated Books, BIBLIO-LIVE-4
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Established in 1981, johnson rare books & archives is located in the heart of downtown Covina, about 20 miles east of Los Angeles. Our shop is currently open by appointment Thursday - Saturday from 11am - 6pm (please call ahead) and houses an inventory of some 30,000 titles, ranging from the general second-hand to the truly antiquarian. For more information, visit our website at www.johnsonrarebooks.com or call 1-626-967-1888.
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