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The Roly-Poly Pudding.
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 & New York: Frederick Warne and Co.,, 1908. With the rare glassine jacket in superb condition First edition, second impression, with 1908 on the title page, but the words "[All rights reserved]" omitted from the foot of the title page. Small quarto. Original red cloth, spine lettered in blue, front cover lettered in blue and gilt, front cover with pictorial label, illustrated endpapers. With the printed glassine jacket. Housed in a custom flat-back red folding box. Frontispiece, 17 colour plates, outline illustrations to text by the author. Gift inscription to half-title. Some light foxing to edges of text block; an exceptional copy with the superb jacket. Linder, p. 427; Quinby 15.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 109223
- Title
- The Roly-Poly Pudding.
- Author
- POTTER, Beatrix
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London & New York: Frederick Warne and Co.,
- Date Published
- 1908
Terms of Sale
Peter Harrington
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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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- Quarto
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- New
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- Gilt
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