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THE TALE OF TOM KITTEN.
by POTTER, BEATRIX.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, Warne & Co., 1907.. FIRST EDITION 1907 IN MOST OF PRINTED GLASSINE DUSTWRAPPER. 142 x 110 mm, 5½ x 4¼ inches, tan boards, white lettering, rectangular colour plate onlaid, 85 pages, coloured frontispiece and 26 coloured plates, printed 1 side only. Slight rubbing to tail of lower hinge, slight fading to spine, otherwise covers very bright. Contents very nice, no inscriptions. Near Fine in tattered original printed GLASSINE WRAPPER (dw: split in 2 on spine, most of spine missing, piece missing across top of blank upper panel, 25 - 30 mm deep (1-1¼"), small chip at top of lower panel just affecting ruled border, all printed areas intact, i.e. lower panel and 2 inner flaps - see images 2 & 3). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47220
- Title
- THE TALE OF TOM KITTEN.
- Author
- POTTER, BEATRIX.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Warne & Co., 1907.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- cats kittens dressed animals beatrix potter children's illustrated picture book.
Terms of Sale
Roger Middleton
We have been established booksellers for 42 years. We are a postal business only (strictly no callers). We are long-standing members of the P.B.F.A. the largest trade association for antiquarian booksellers in the UK. We wrap all our parcels in new materials and all our books are insured at our expense. Books may be returned if wrongly described, all costs will be met by us. ****PLEASE NOTE: POSTAGE WILL BE CHARGED AT COST, MEANING THAT POSTAGE WILL BE REDUCED ON PARCELS WEIGHING UNDER 1 KILO, AND IT WILL BE INCREASED ON MOST PARCELS WEIGHING MORE THAN 1 KILO****
About the Seller
Roger Middleton
Biblio member since 2010
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
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- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
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- A thin, partially transparent or translucent paper covering often used ...
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- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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