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The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies.
by POTTER, Beatrix
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London & New York: Frederick Warne & Co.,, 1909. Near fine deluxe edition First edition, first printing, deluxe issue. Beatrix Potter showed an avid interest in the design of her books. When Warne issued The Tale of Peter Rabbit in paper boards and in cloth at a higher price, Potter complained that "there was not sufficient difference between the two styles of bindings" and that "If the cloth binding had been more distinctly different, and pretty, there might have been more inducement to buy it". For the sequel to Peter Rabbit, Potter designed this binding which sold at 1/6d over standard copies at 1/-. Sextodecimo. Original green fine-grain cloth, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, front cover with pictorial label, pictorial endpapers, gilt edges. Housed in a custom green cloth folding box. Frontispiece and 26 colour illustrations by the author. Minor rubbing to corners, a near fine copy, exceptionally bright and fresh. Quinby 16.
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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- Bookseller
- Peter Harrington
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 148462
- Title
- The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies.
- Author
- POTTER, Beatrix
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London & New York: Frederick Warne & Co.,
- Date Published
- 1909
Terms of Sale
Peter Harrington
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About the Seller
Peter Harrington
Biblio member since 2006
London
About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Cloth
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- Rubbing
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- Edges
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