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The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse
by Beatrix Potter
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£150.00£135.00
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About This Item
London: Frederick Warne & Co. LTD, 1919. Hardback. Good. 5.5" by 4". Beatrix Potter. A very early reprint of one of the charming and beloved tales of Beatrix Potter, complete with her original colourful plates. A very early printing of the first edition, with no date to the title page, first edition endpapers of Plate XV in Quinby, and 'N' to 'London' on the title page, but with 'Ltd' to the publisher's imprint.'The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse' is a charming tale based off Aesop's brilliant fable 'The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse', following a country mouse and a city mouse who visit one another in their own homes.Beautifully illustrated in colour in Potter's typical style, with a colour frontispiece and twenty-six colour plates.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's paper covered boards. Externally, smart, with a small amount of lifting to the front board. A few light spots to the boards. Spine is a little discoloured. Front hinge is weak, rear hinge is strained. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with only a couple of small handling marks. Good
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
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 848P21
- Title
- The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse
- Author
- Beatrix Potter
- Illustrator
- Beatrix Potter
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne & Co. LTD
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1919
- Size
- 5.5" by 4"
- Keywords
- The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse johnny town mouse beatrix potter potter johnny town mouse country
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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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