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The Story of Miss Moppet
by Potter, Beatrix
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0723206120
- ISBN 13
- 9780723206125
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Frederick Warne & Co., Inc. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. Small hardcover (24mo) bound in dark green boards lettered in white, with color picture of a kitten on front cover, in publisher's partially price-clipped dust-jacket. 36 pages. Illustrated with color drawings throughout by author. No publishing date, post 1970 with isbn, presumably early 1970's, sixth printing. Volume 21 in the Beatrix Potter collection published by Warne, which ran to 23 volumes. Unusual Potter story as the heroine was a domestic cat, not a barnyard or wild animal. No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight, unmarked book. White dust-jacket shows just a hint age toning and is price-clipped at upper front flap but retains US dollar price at bottom, else complete with no tears or chips. Old retail price sticker affixed to rear dust-jacket panel from Scribner's [bookstore]. A fine copy in a very good dust-jacket. .
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
- Great Expectations Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020876
- Title
- The Story of Miss Moppet
- Author
- Potter, Beatrix
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0723206120
- ISBN 13
- 9780723206125
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne & Co., Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- January 1, 1906
- Size
- 24mo - over 5 - 5¾"
- Keywords
- Children's Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Childrens Books;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
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Staten Island, New York
About Great Expectations Rare Books
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Fine
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