The Adventures of Pinocchio: The Story of a Marionette by C. Collodi, Illustrated by Frederick Richardson, First Edition Thus, 1927

Collodi, Carlo. The Adventures of Pinocchio: The Story of a Marionette. Philadelphia: The John C. Winston Company, 1927. Illustrated by Frederick Richardson. First edition thus. Octavo. In the publisher's original green cloth boards, stamped with gilt, illustrated cover label. With numerous full and half page illustrations throughout. New archival slipcase. Presented is a charming edition of Carlo Collodi’s children’s tale, The Adventures of Pinocchio: The Story of the Marionette. This book was published in Philadelphia by The John C. Winston Company, in 1927. This is the first edition to be illustrated by Frederick Richardson. It features the original illustrated endpapers, twenty color plates, and twenty five black and white illustrations throughout the book. It is presented here in its original green cloth boards, stamped in gilt, with a beautiful illustrated cover label of Pinocchio. Collodi’s La Storia di un Burattino (trans: The Story of a Puppet) first appeared in serial form in