The Story of a Puppet, or The Adventures of Pinocchio

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1892. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine. 1st edition in English, issued as a volume in the publisher’s “The Children’s Library” (our London issue precedes the nearly identical looking New York issue). Spine faded half a shade, gift inscription to the front blank, a bit cocked (as is typical), else a near fine copy, seldom seen so beautiful. Influential? When Pinocchio was published dozens of different Italian dialects permeated Italy, but Collodi was a lord of grammar, and the book was so popular and widely read that it unified the Italian vernacular into a single common language. (Inventory #: 1108)