[Newbery Classic-- Peacock at Home, First Printing] The Peacock "At Home:" A Sequel to the Butterfly's Ball, Written by a Lady and Illustrated with Elegant Engravings
by Catherine Ann (Turner) Dorset
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- first
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed [by H. Bryer] for J. Harris, Successor to E. Newbery, 1807. First edition. First edition. 5 x 4 inches; iv, 16pp. Original printed tan wrappers with cover illustration of peacock, border design and lettering, in black. Copper-engraved frontispiece and five copper-engraved plates, all after William Mulready and dated "Sept. 1, 1807." In writing of this sequel to the ever-popular Butterfly Ball, the Gentleman's Magazine of September 1807 wrote, "after the exquisite little poem of Mr Roscoe... an attempt at a Sequel was indeed an arduous task. But the "Peacock at Home" has afforded us so much pleasure, that we cannot hesitate to class it with the original it professedly imitates" (Moon). Moon 215(1); Osborne page 61. Wrappers a bit soiled and toned, a few minor and neat restorations, top right corner of front wrapper and frontispiece renewed. Internally generally clean; minor scattered foxing and minor offsetting from plates, minor thumb soiling throughout, a few wrinkles, ink gift inscription to title page. A very good first edition copy of this iconoclastic children's classic with enchanting plates.
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- Bookseller
- Nudelman Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5085
- Title
- [Newbery Classic-- Peacock at Home, First Printing] The Peacock "At Home:" A Sequel to the Butterfly's Ball, Written by a Lady and Illustrated with Elegant Engravings
- Author
- Catherine Ann (Turner) Dorset
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Printed [by H. Bryer] for J. Harris, Successor to E. Newbery
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1807
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About Nudelman Rare Books
Specializing in Fine Bindings By Noted Bookbinders; High Spots and Inscribed Copies of Important 19th-20th Century English and American Literature; Autograph Letters and Manuscripts; Fine Press Books; Unusual and Rare Children's and Illustrated; Art Nouveau; Pre-Raphaelite Poetry and Associations; Jugendstil, Wiener Werkstatte; 1890's.Long-standing rare book dealer established in 1979, in Seattle, Washington specializing in the highest quality fine and rare books, primarily from the 18th through 20th Centuries. We value your patronage and would love to have you join our mailing list where we offer illustrated catalogs twice a year by PDF (with copious photos of content). All books are guaranteed as described, and returnable within 7 days for any reason. By Appointment Only.
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