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Books, Autographs & Prints / Part II

Wednesday 31 March 2021, 03:00 PM • Rome

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Collodi, Carlo

The newspaper for children, 1881

Estimate

€ 400 - 600

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€ 1.536

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Information

Rome, Tip. Perino, 1881-1883. & Nbsp; Two partially incomplete volumes and 2 loose episodes of the famous Newspaper for Children with adventures & nbsp; of a puppet (Pinocchio) in first edition. Contains: volume I & nbsp; 1881, Story of a puppet; Volume II 1882, The Adventures of Pinocchio; loose issues from volume III 1883; numbers XVII and XVIII, & nbsp; & nbsp; defects and shortcomings.

Specialist Notes

VERY RARE ORIGINAL EDITION OF PINOCCHIO, a masterpiece by Carlo Collodi (born Carlo Lorenzini, Florence, November 24, 1826 - Florence, October 26, 1890), published in 15 episodes in magazine between July 7, 1881 and January 25, 1883, before its publication in volume in 1883 by the Felice Paggi Publishing House in Florence, with illustrations by Enrico Mazzanti. Collodi also appears as editor of the magazine from 10 April 1883. Parenti, Bibliographic rarities of the 800 vol. I pp. 110-118.
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