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London: T Fisher Unwin, 1892. Second Edition . Cloth. Very Good. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. MAZZANTI C [but Enrico] 1852-1910. 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… Read More

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1892. [Fairy tale] FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Octavo (17 x 11cm), pp.[6]; 232. Publisher's white cloth with blue floral decoration, blue title to spine and upper. Edges and endpapers repeating the design of the cloth. Illustrated with a tissue protected frontispiece and numerous in-text illustrations by Mazzanti. Some occasional thumb and pencil marks but generally clean, gift inscription to reverse of front free endpaper. Textblock very slightly shaken, old adhesive visible to hinges, dustiness to top edge. Cloth a little soiled and rubbed, more so to joints and board edges, some bubbling. A very attractive example. Very good.