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The Tale of Tom Kitten (Price Reduced!)
by Potter, Beatrix
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- Seller
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San Rafael, California, United States
Item Price
$14.00$7.00
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
This is a second edition title in excellent condition. Minor bumps and soiling to boards and dust jacket. Small chip from head of dust jacket spine. No internal markings. Color illustrations throughout. There is a small tag on REP from Oakland-based H. C. Capwell department store. Ornately illustrated endpapers. Pages are bright and clean. Hinge is tight. This is a very nice, readable copy!
All proceeds benefit The Friends of the San Anselmo Library. No expedited shipping outside of the United States.
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
- Town Books of San Anselmo
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 191
- Title
- The Tale of Tom Kitten (Price Reduced!)
- Author
- Potter, Beatrix
- Illustrator
- Beatrix Potter
- Format/Binding
- Green cloth boards with pale greet titles and color pastedown on cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick C. Warne
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1935
- Pages
- 85
- Size
- 4 1/4 x 5 1/2
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Chidren's books, classics, animal stories
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Literature;
Terms of Sale
Town Books of San Anselmo
All titles are available for a full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item is misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Town Books of San Anselmo
Biblio member since 2020
San Rafael, California
About Town Books of San Anselmo
Town Books is run by volunteers for the benefit of the San Anselmo Library, San Anselmo, CA. All titles are donated and go through a thorough accession process to ensure that the books are clean and in a good reading state. Selected titles of rare and vintage books are reserved for our online sales with Biblio.com.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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