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The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
by Potter, Beatrix
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Baldwinsville, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Frederick Warne, 1906. First Edition, Later State . Cloth. Very Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Very Good. See scans and description. New York: Frederick Warne, 1906. First U.S. Edition, later state, with "12 E. 33rd Street" as publisher's address on title page. [CF1, illustrations]. 24mo, 81 pp. Gray/brown cloth, silver imprint, cover illustration, illustrated endpapers. Very Good. Front hinge just starting to get tender, but still sturdy. Corners and spine ends bumped, causing roughening at spine ends (see scans). Small amount of a child's light pencil scribble on ffep and two internal pages. Scarce printing of the first American edition - which is itself apparently rarer than the UK first - of Beatrix Potter's memorable The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, in which Mr. Jeremy, a bullfrog, narrowly escapes becoming dinner for a fish - while fishing himself. No more deeply meaningful than that, but do we want it to be ? Full of some of Potter's most beautiful full-color illustrations, magical and nostalgic; perhaps exceeding those in her other works, even, yes, The Tale of Peter Rabbit. See scans. L48
Synopsis
To celebrate Peter's birthday, Frederick Warne is publishing new editions of all 23 of Potter's original tales, which take the very first printings of Potter's works as their guide. The aim of these editions is to be as close as possible to Beatrix Potter's intentions while benefiting from modern printing and design techniques. The colors and details of the watercolors in the volumes are reproduced more accurately than ever before, and it has now been possible to disguise damage that has affected the artwork over the years. Most notably, The Tale of Peter Rabbit restores six of Potter's original illustrations. Four were sacrificed in 1903 to make space for illustrated endpapers, and two have never been used before. Of course, Beatrix Potter created many memorable children's characters, including Benjamin Bunny, Tom Kitten, Jemima Puddle-duck and Jeremy Fisher. But whatever the tale, both children and adults alike can be delighted by the artistry in Potter's illustrations, while they also enjoy a very good read. Because they have always been completely true to a child's experience, Potter's 23 books continue to endure.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Singularity Rare & Fine
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000070
- Title
- The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
- Author
- Potter, Beatrix
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Later State
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1906
- Pages
- 81
- Size
- 24mo - over 5" - 5¾&
- Keywords
- Children's, juvenile, Illustrations General, Frogs & Toads, General, Classics
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classics of Fiction From All Eras;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Singularity Rare & Fine
Biblio member since 2005
Baldwinsville, New York
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Later State
- used in book collecting to refer to a book from a later run of a first edition, generally distinguished by a change in some part...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
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- Cloth
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