Lot 150

[Lorenzini (Carlo)], "Carlo Collodi".. The Story of a Puppet or the Adventures of Pinocchio, Translated by M.A. Murray, first American edition, New York, 1892

Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000

Description

[Lorenzini (Carlo)], "Carlo Collodi". The Story of a Puppet or the Adventures of Pinocchio, Translated by M.A. Murray, first American edition, frontispiece and illustrations by C. Mazzanti, titles printed in red and black, bookplate of L.G.E Bell, portion of glacine dust-jacket loosely inserted at rear, original blue and white decorative cloth with matching patterned edges and endpapers, light toning to spine, spine ends a little bumped, small patches of light soiling or light toning to covers, light rubbing to extremities, [cf. Osborne II, p. 1007 (first and first English editions)], 8vo, New York, Cassell Publishing Company, 1892.

⁂ The rare American issue of this children's classic, using the English sheets with a cancel title and new publisher's imprint at foot of spine.

Description

[Lorenzini (Carlo)], "Carlo Collodi". The Story of a Puppet or the Adventures of Pinocchio, Translated by M.A. Murray, first American edition, frontispiece and illustrations by C. Mazzanti, titles printed in red and black, bookplate of L.G.E Bell, portion of glacine dust-jacket loosely inserted at rear, original blue and white decorative cloth with matching patterned edges and endpapers, light toning to spine, spine ends a little bumped, small patches of light soiling or light toning to covers, light rubbing to extremities, [cf. Osborne II, p. 1007 (first and first English editions)], 8vo, New York, Cassell Publishing Company, 1892.

⁂ The rare American issue of this children's classic, using the English sheets with a cancel title and new publisher's imprint at foot of spine.

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