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The Tale of Peter Rabbit
by Beatrix Potter
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Only
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$404.60NZ$364.14
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About This Item
London: Frederick Warne and Co, 1909. Hardback. Good Only. 5.5" by 4.5". Beatrix Potter. An early edition of Beatrix Potter's beloved tale of Peter Rabbit, with her original colourful illustrations. An early edition, dated 1909, with dots in the O's to the front board, Plate VII endpapers in Quinby, and without the plate of Mrs McGregor to the plate facing page 14, and 'shed' to page 51. One of the most popular children's work's ever published, 'Peter Rabbit' follows the mischievous and disobedient young bunny as he falls into trouble with Mr. McGregor. Beautifully illustrated in colour in Potter's typical style, with a colour frontispiece, twenty-six colour plates.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, with plastic lamination to the front board and spine, plastic lifting to the spine, with remnants of plastic to the extremities of the rear board. A few light marks to the rear board. A few spots to the fore edge. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto to the front endpaper. Rear endpaper is adhered to the rear paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. A little wear to the gutter between the frontispiece and title page Good Only
Synopsis
The Tale of Peter Rabbit is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter. The story follows Peter Rabbit, a mischievous and disobedient young rabbit, as he ventures into the garden of farmer Mr. McGregor. The tale was written for five-year-old Noel Moore, son of Potter's former governess, in 1893. It was revised and privately printed by Potter in 1901 after several publishers' rejections but was printed in a trade edition by Frederick Warne & Co. in 1902.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 847P11
- Title
- The Tale of Peter Rabbit
- Author
- Beatrix Potter
- Illustrator
- Beatrix Potter
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Only
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1909
- Size
- 5.5" by 4.5"
- Keywords
- The Tale of Peter Rabbit peter rabbit beatrix potter rabbits peter rabbit
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Publisher's cloth
- A hardcover book comprised of cloth over hard pasteboard boards. ...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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....
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
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