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Pied Piper of Hamelin
by Browning, Robert
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Poor
- Seller
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Torrington, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
London: Oxford University Press, 1962 Red cloth pictorially stamped in gold, faint stains to upper cover, bumping to corners, pages thumbed; color pictorial dustjacket with a large loss to rear panel, other tears, wear and stains. The classic tale illustrated with detailed color artwork throughout by Harold Jones.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Good/Poor. Illus. by Harold Jones. 8vo.
Synopsis
Robert Browning (1812-1889) was born in Camberwell, London, the son of a clerk in the Bank of England. The strongest influence on his education were the books in his father's extensive library, particularly the writings of Byron and Shelley. His dramatic poem Paracelsus , published in 1835, established his reputation and brought him the friendship of the actor-manager William Macready. When Macready's eldest son Willie was ill in bed, Browning wrote for the boy's entertainment the poem of The Pied Piper , a story he remembered from his own childhood. After its appearance in print in 1842, it became a children's classic, attracting new illustrators in every generation. In 1846 Robert Browning married a fellow poet, Elizabeth Barrett, eloping with her to Italy where they lived until Elizabeth's death in 1861. He them returned to England to live with his only sister Sarianna, but later he went back to Italy, where he died at the Rezzonico Palace in Venice.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010233
- Title
- Pied Piper of Hamelin
- Author
- Browning, Robert
- Illustrator
- Harold Jones
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Poor
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1962
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Rats, fairy Tales, Poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Nursery Rhymes & Fairy Tales;
Terms of Sale
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
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About the Seller
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Biblio member since 2004
Torrington, Connecticut
About E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Established in 2003, E M Maurice Books has been selling rare, collectible, out-of-print and obscure children's and illustrated books by catalog, online and at trade shows around the Northeast. We have high standards for condition and make every effort to describe condition and edition accurately. We rarely sell ex-library copies and on the rare occasion we do, it will be stated clearly in the description. Our quarterly digital catalogs include items which are offered to established customers before being offered online, please inquire if you would like to be added to our digital mailing list. We never sell our mailing list and save all customer information in a safe digital environment.
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