Pied Piper of Hamelin, The
by Browning, Robert
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Isle of Man, United Kingdom
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About This Item
F Warne & Co. Hardcover. Very Good. Greenaway, Kate. n.d, circa 1905. no publication history, other than at rear of book which says printed by Edmund Evans Ltd, The Racquet Court Press, London, assuming 1st edition. No jckt. Decorative paper covered boards, beige cloth spine, green lettering, cloth in Very good condition. Dark green decorative board with yellow lettering on face. The front and back of this book show the pied piper of Hamelin dressed in a red gown piping to children with white dresses and outfits with golden hair and a tree in blossom is at the centre of this activity. The end papers have the pied pipers instrument at the top and two mice on the bottom with two lions at the centre. Boards in Very Very Good condition, scuffing at extremities, but excellent colour. Internally excellent, no foxing, no inscriptions. Hinges & binding excellent. 48 pages. WONDERFUL COPY.
Synopsis
Robert Browning (1812-1889) was born in Camberwell, London, the son of a clerk in the Bank of England. The strongest influence on his education were the books in his father's extensive library, particularly the writings of Byron and Shelley. His dramatic poem Paracelsus , published in 1835, established his reputation and brought him the friendship of the actor-manager William Macready. When Macready's eldest son Willie was ill in bed, Browning wrote for the boy's entertainment the poem of The Pied Piper , a story he remembered from his own childhood. After its appearance in print in 1842, it became a children's classic, attracting new illustrators in every generation. In 1846 Robert Browning married a fellow poet, Elizabeth Barrett, eloping with her to Italy where they lived until Elizabeth's death in 1861. He them returned to England to live with his only sister Sarianna, but later he went back to Italy, where he died at the Rezzonico Palace in Venice.
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- Bookseller
- BritoBooks
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000966
- Title
- Pied Piper of Hamelin, The
- Author
- Browning, Robert
- Illustrator
- Greenaway, Kate
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- F Warne & Co
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Buying, selling, collecting books is my hobby. I tend to specialise in modern, signed 1st edition, both adult and childrens titles. But I also stock many rare & collectible books from all generations and all genres.
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