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Thursday 09 March 2023 e Friday 10 March 2023, 03:00 PM • Rome

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Collodi, Carlo

The children's newspaper, 1881

Estimate

€ 80 - 150

Sold

€ 710

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Rome, Typ. Perino, 1881-1883.  Two partially complete volumes and 2 loose episodes of the famous Children's Journal with adventures  of a puppet ( Pinocchio ) first edition. Defects. Contains: Volume I  1881, Story of a puppet; volume II 1882, The Adventures of Pinocchio; loose files from volume III 1883; numbers XVII and XVIII,  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 the magazine between July 7, 1881 and January 25, 1883, before the volume publication in 1883 by the Libreria Editrice Felice Paggi of Florence, with illustrations by Enrico Mazzanti. Collodi was also director of the magazine from 10 April 1883. Parenti, Rarità bibliografiche dell'800 vol. I pp. 110-118.
Lot not subject to return.