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GINGER & PICKLES
by Potter, Beatrix
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Near fine.
- Seller
-
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Frederick Warne and Co, 1909. Near fine.. First edition of this tale of a village shop run by a cat and a dog, based upon a store local to Potter's own Hill Top farm. Potter originally composed this story as a Christmas present for Louie Warne, the daughter of her publisher. In it, she drew from her own experiences visiting the general store in Sawrey, which Margaret Lane notes was "the focus of village life, as much a centre for meeting and gossip." In the published version, Potter dedicated the book to the real shop's owner, John Taylor, who "thinks he might pass as a Dormouse" - and indeed, Mr. John Dormouse and his daughter appear at the end of the book. 7'' x 5.25''. Original tan paper boards stamped in green, pictorial paste-on. Color pictorial endpapers. Illustrated by Potter with 10 full-page color plates and black-and-white in-text illustrations. 52 pages. Small bookseller ticket on front pastedown gutter. Faint spotting around margins of boards. Light marginal foxing to text.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39990
- Title
- GINGER & PICKLES
- Author
- Potter, Beatrix
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1909
- Keywords
- 20th century,Cats,Dogs,English & British
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About the Seller
Type Punch Matrix
Biblio member since 2020
Silver Spring, Maryland
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Type Punch Matrix is a rare book firm founded by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. TPM is a member firm of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and upholds their Code of Ethics.
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