Collodi, C. PINOCCHIO: THE STORY OF A MARIONETTE; illustrated by Frederick Richardson. Philadelphia; Chicago; Toronto: The John C. Winston Co., (1927). FIRST EDITION THUS. 8vo - 9-5/16" x 7". Dark green cloth covered boards with a color pictorial paste-on to front cover, elaborate decoration in gold and green and titles in gold to front cover and spine with the slightest touches of wear at the corners for what is a lovely copy of the book. Light green endpapers with dark green drawings by Richardson, featuring none other than Pinocchio himself. 262 pp. Title page printed in blue and red. "The Adventures of Pinocchio" illustrated by Richardson with twenty color plates and twenty-five black and white drawings within text. The condition of the book is NEAR FINE. SCARCE # 000842