The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter: The 23 Original Peter Rabbit Books
by Potter, Beatrix
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good+
- Seller
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Madison, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: F. Warne & Co., 1989. 383 pp. Bright sky-blue boards with Peter Rabbit illustrated in gold on the front. Gold lettering on the spine. No marks or wear. The binding is square and tight. Former owner's name is in pencil on endpaper as well as a price in ink. Rear endpapers are somewhat dirty. The dust jacket has no tears or obvious wear. There is a blue price sticker on the spine. Minor foxing on the page edges. Interior pages are clean and unmarked. This is the "Original and Authorized Edition," as stated on the dj. Potter's watercolors are "New colour reproductions," according to the publisher.. First Thus. Hadcover. Very Good/Good+. Illus. by Beatrix Potter. Octavo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 032556
- Title
- The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter: The 23 Original Peter Rabbit Books
- Author
- Potter, Beatrix
- Illustrator
- Beatrix Potter
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- F. Warne & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1989
- Size
- Octavo
Terms of Sale
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
All sales are net. Prepayment is required. Postage in USA: items will be sent Media Mail Rate ($4) unless Priority Mail is requested ($6-$8). Postage for unusually heavy or valuable books may be more. Please contact us for international rates. Books may be returned within 10 days of receipt. Credit cards accepted: VISA, MC, AMEX, Discover.
About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
Biblio member since 2005
Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...