The Pied Piper of Hamelin
by Robert Browning
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable/Unjacketed
- Seller
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Cazenovia, New York, United States
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About This Item
Undated childrens' hardcover as pictured. A beautiful book that has seen some wear. The classic tale with illustrations by noted Victorian artist Kate Greenway, engraved by Edward Evans Limited. Binding is firm. Pictorial boards are rubbed with moderate edge wear and a small area with pen marking. Printed endpapers. Text appears clean and unmarked. The extraordinary illustrations retain their vivid coloration. No dust jacket. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s AR-1023
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
- Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2899
- Title
- The Pied Piper of Hamelin
- Author
- Robert Browning
- Illustrator
- Kate Greenaway
- Format/Binding
- See Description
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Jacket Condition
- Unjacketed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- Undated
- Pages
- 48
- Size
- 7.25x9.75
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Childrens' Classics, Kate Greenaway, Edward Evans Limited
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's books; Children's Classics;
Terms of Sale
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
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