Collodi, Pinocchio, Brudage illustrations, 1924

"Pinocchio" by D. Collodi, [pseudonym of Carlo Lorenzini, 1826-1890]; Illustrated by Frances Brundage, published by Saalfield Publishing Co., Akron, Ohio, 1924.

Frances Isabelle Lockwood Brundage (1854-1937) was an American illustrator best known for her depictions of attractive and endearing children on postcards, valentines, calendars, and other ephemera published by Raphael Tuck & Sons, Samuel Gabriel Company, and Saalfield Publishing. She received an education in art at an early age from her father, Rembrandt Lockwood. Her professional career in illustration began at seventeen when her father abandoned his family and she was forced to seek a livelihood.
In addition to ephemera, Brundage illustrated children's classics such as the novels of Louisa May Alcott, Johanna Spyri, and Robert Louis Stevenson, and traditional literary collections such as The Arabian Nights and the stories of King Arthur and Robin Hood. She was a prolific artist, and, in her late 60s, was producing as many as twenty books annually. Her work is highly collectible.

US: Priority (c.2-4 days) ---------- $8.50
Canada: Priority (c.2-6 weeks) --- $27.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) ---- $37.50
Condition Report: Hard boards, original green cloth with black decorations and paper illustration on the front board [a little wear: see photos]; 7” x 9.1/2”; bright orange illustrated endpapers [partially araised inscription on the front endpaper, some soiling and edge wear]; small vintage bookstore label inside back cover; color frontispiece; 247 pages, all pages are decorated with green drawings; c.20 listed and many more black/white text illustrations; a little wear and soiling, very good condition.