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The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse
by Potter, Beatrix
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Frederick Warne & Co., 1922. Early printing of this later Beatrix Potter classic, based on Aesop's fable of the county mouse and the city mouse. First published in 1918, with a US price of 50¢, this example has a price of 85¢ on the jacket flap and lists two titles first published in French in 1921 on the back of the jacket - two more were added in 1922, and are NOT mentioned on the jacket. Early printings of any Potter title in jacket are scarce! Blue-green hardcover, white titling, color paste-down illustration. Light wear to book, minor rubbing to corners, some damage to rear endsheets from something sticky, light foxing to pages; jacket foxed with a few short tears, small chips. 85 pages, color illustrations. . Early Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Beatrix Potter. 4½" by 5-5/8".
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
- Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- t0172
- Title
- The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse
- Author
- Potter, Beatrix
- Illustrator
- Beatrix Potter
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Early Printing
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1922
- Keywords
- Children's Books, Peter Rabbit, Illustrated Books, Fables, Aesop, Aesop's Fables
- Size
- 4½" by 5-5/8"
Terms of Sale
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
All books are subject to prior sale, though we make every effort to keep our inventory current. Books are returnable within ten days with prior notification. We will request extra shipping for large books and sets going to addresses outside the United States.
About the Seller
Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Biblio member since 2006
Beloit, Wisconsin
About Bookworks MWABA, IOBA
Most of our stock is on-line only, though we have many books in three booths at Angela's Attic Antique Mall, 1020 Gardner Street in South Beloit, Illinois; a booth across the street at the Best of Beloit; and a large booth at the Lake Geneva Antique Mall, 829 Williams Street, Lake Geneva, WI. You may request to see any of our on-line inventory at any location with a few days' notice.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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