The Tailor of Gloucester
by POTTER, Beatrix
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Somerville, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
London: Privately Printed by Strangeways & Sons, 1902, 1902. PRIVATELY PRINTED BY THE AUTHOR, LIMITED TO 500 COPIES. 1 vol., unpaginated, illustrated with a frontis & 15 color plates by Potter, bound in the original pink pictorial boards, no previous ownership markings or bookplate, inner and outer hinges fine, head and foot of spine fine, back corners square and sharp, some mild foxing to pastedowns, endpapers, and covers as usual, internally clean and bright, a much better copy than often encountered, VERY GOOD+.
Synopsis
The Tailor of Gloucester is a children's novel by Beatrix Potter that was first published in October 1903. The story tells of a group of mice helping a tailor finish his work in time for Christmas. It is traditionally read to children on Christmas Eve, just before bed time.
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Details
- Bookseller
- D&D Galleries - ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001227
- Title
- The Tailor of Gloucester
- Author
- POTTER, Beatrix
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Privately Printed by Strangeways & Sons, 1902
- Date Published
- 1902
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
D&D Galleries - ABAA
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About the Seller
D&D Galleries - ABAA
Biblio member since 2004
Somerville, New Jersey
About D&D Galleries - ABAA
Established in 1985. Member ABAA and PBFA
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