Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes.
by POTTER, Beatrix
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Frederick Warne and Co.,, [1917]. First edition, first impression. In early 1917, Potter's publishers Frederick Warne and Co. faced financial ruin after Harold Warne was convicted of forgery; Potter agreed to produce a new Christmas work to aid the company, and suggested this compilation work, the drawings for which were originally set aside with the death of Norman Warne in August 1905. Potter wrote to Fruing Warne that "the old drawings are some of them better than any I could do now" (Taylor, p. 140). Octavo. Attractively bound in recent green half morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, raised bands, original pictorial paper covered boards, original pictorial endpapers at front. Neat contemporary gift inscription to half-title, an excellent copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 167139
- Title
- Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes.
- Author
- POTTER, Beatrix
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Frederick Warne and Co.,
- Date Published
- [1917]
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
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- First Edition
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- New
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Raised Band(s)
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- Octavo
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