The Art of Beatrix Potter
by Anne Carroll Moore
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1964. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed. 9.5" by 7.5". Beatrix Potter. A smart third edition of this delightful collection of the artwork of English writer and illustrator Beatrix Potter. Third edition. Illustrated throughout with colour images and black-and-white photographs. A collection of beautiful examples of the work of Beatrix Potter, an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist best known for her children's books, such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit. With examples of her earliest works as a child and in her teens, as well as many favourites, displaying the development of her style over time. With an appreciation by Anne Carroll Moore, an American educator, writer and advocate for children's libraries. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original price-clipped dust wrapper is very smart with light wear to the extremities and the odd small mark. Light sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd mark to the endpapers. Near Fine
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 895T23
- Title
- The Art of Beatrix Potter
- Author
- Anne Carroll Moore
- Illustrator
- Beatrix Potter
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1964
- Size
- 9.5" by 7.5"
- Keywords
- Art Beatrix Potter Moore Beatrix Potter
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
BATH, Somerset
About Rooke Books
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
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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.
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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