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The Tale of Beatrix Potter: A Biography
by Margaret Lane
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed/Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
$173.73$156.36
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About This Item
London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1946. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 8.5" by 6". Not Stated. A smart first edition of this delightful biography of Beatrix Potter, with illustrations. First edition. Illustrated with frontispiece, four colour plates, and sixteen black-and-white plates. Collated complete. A detailed biography of English writer, illustrator, conservationist, and natural scientist, Helen Beatrix Potter. Made famous by her children's books featuring delightful characters like Peter Rabbit, her personal life was a mystery to the general public, even in her old age. Written by Margaret Lane, a British journalist, biographer, and novelist who wrote two biographies of Beatrix Potter, this being the earlier of the two. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and rubbing to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light shelf wear and minor chipping to the extremities. Sunning to the spine and board edges, with the odd mark to the board. A colour pencil mark to the front panel. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 878T88
- Title
- The Tale of Beatrix Potter: A Biography
- Author
- Margaret Lane
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1946
- Size
- 8.5" by 6"
- Keywords
- Tale Beatrix Potter Biography Lane Beatrix Potter
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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.
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