Pinocchio: The Adventures of a Marionette, C. Collodi, Richard Floethe, 1937

Collodi, C., New York, New York: Duenewald Printing Corporation, 1937, #625/1500, 6 ½” x 9 ½”, 4to, 224 pp. Illustrated by Richard Floethe, SIGNED by Richard Floethe

Near Fine quarto, teal cloth over boards with design of Pinocchio (4 colors) on front cover, white lettering to spine, sunning to spine. Laid in loose the Monthly Letter to the Limited Editions Club number 95 and information sheet on print and binding. Very Good slipcase, orange, considerable sunning, navy blue lettering to spine, staining to top and bottom, slight wrinkling of paper over boards, 224 pp. 33 linoleum prints in bright color made by Richard Floethe. Introduction by Carl van Doren. Translated from the Italian version by Walter S. Cramp. A significant, beloved childhood classic that combines moral lessons with imaginative storytelling, with Richard Floethe’s 33 vibrant linoleum-print illustrations, which bring the marionette’s adventures vividly to life.

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