The Adventures of Pinocchio with Illustrations in Colors by Atillio Mussino

Collodi, C. [Carlo]; Chiesa, Carol Della (Translation)

Editore: The Macmillan Company, New York, 1927

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1927 date at title page. Stated at copyright page: "Copyright 1927 by The Macmillan Company. Published November, 1927." Compact 5 3/4" x 7 5/8" design. Dark greenish-blue full cloth boards, charming embossed cover design in black, stylized gilt spine titles, light shelf wear, rub, bump. Classic elementary cover design features classic Italian font with profile of the puppet with a very long nose. Pages near fine, clean; no writing. Monochromatic pictorial endpapers of Pinocchio in varying humorous poses. Amazing style of imagery from Mussino in full and partial-page designs, vignettes and decoration throughout. Bind fine; hinges intact. Rare original beige pictorial wrapper in vibrant colors, moderate edge wear, chip, rub, some mended closed tear with acid-free document adhesive; unclipped 1.75, protected in new clear sleeve. Delicate wrapper features color mounted plate to cover of the Pinocchio being seriously repremanded. Rare near fine first American edition in good original wrapper. Pinocchio is here again! He hasn't changed a bit since the day we first met him. Just the same Pinocchio, at once quiet, attentive, meek, and then suddenly mischievous, gay and inquisitive poking his long nose into everything and getting into all sorts of dangerous situations. Here are his marvelous adventures, masterfully recorded by Collodi, and here are his pictures, irresistibly drawn by Mussino. Who has met Pinocchio before, will enjoy him all over again in this newly designed American volume. Who has never known the boy puppet will exclaim at meeting him at last, and adventuring with him all through to the last page of this book! The complete and original Pinocchio in English. Printed in the United States of America. 220 pages. Insured post. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Codice articolo 022204

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Titolo: The Adventures of Pinocchio with ...

Casa editrice: The Macmillan Company, New York

Data di pubblicazione: 1927

Legatura: Hard Cover

Illustratore: Mussino, Atillio

Condizione: Very Good

Condizione sovraccoperta: Good

Edizione: First Edition Thus.