Ginger and Pickles.
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.,, 1909. Rare in the glassine jacket First edition, with the printed glassine jacket. The third of Potter's books to be printed in large format, Ginger and Pickles was developed from an original manuscript given to Louie Warne, Harold Warne's daughter, as a Christmas gift in 1908. The story was based on the village shop in Sawrey, owned by John Taylor when Potter bought Hill Top farm, presenting Potter with a dilemma over the dedication: "In a way, it ought to be Louie's book, but she can look forward: I sometimes think old John Taylor is keeping alive to see this one printed. I should rather like to put his name in if you don't object?" In the event, old John was made the dedicatee but died before publication. The first two impressions are indistinguishable. Small quarto. Original buff boards, spine and front cover lettered in green, front cover with pictorial label, illustrated endpapers. With the printed glassine jacket. Housed in a custom white cloth flat-back folding box. Frontispiece and 9 colour illustrations by the author. Some light foxing to contents; an excellent, bright copy in the jacket with some minor chips to extremities. Linder p. 428; Quinby 17.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 109207
- Title
- Ginger and Pickles.
- Author
- POTTER, Beatrix
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London & New York: Frederick Warne and Co.,
- Date Published
- 1909
Terms of Sale
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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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- Cloth
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