The Tailor of Gloucester
by Potter, Beatrix
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- , boards slightly rubbed and faded at margins, occasional finger marks to pages, slight yellowing around plate margins, book in /, Glassine dustwrapper with text on rear and flaps, has some small tears and a chip at the bottom, around spine ends and corners
- Seller
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Skipton, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
, 84 pages with 26 colour illustrated plates plus a frontispiece, very scarce in dustwrapper
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
- Keogh's Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 51275
- Title
- The Tailor of Gloucester
- Author
- Potter, Beatrix
- Illustrator
- Illustrated by the author
- Format/Binding
- , black cloth with colour illustration and silver gilt text Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - , boards slightly rubbed and faded at margins, occasional finger marks to pages, slight yellowing around plate margins, book in
- Jacket Condition
- , Glassine dustwrapper with text on rear and flaps, has some small tears and a chip at the bottom, around spine ends and corners
- Edition
- Early edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Published by Frederick Warne
- Place of Publication
- , London and New York
- Date Published
- , [1918]
- Keywords
- Potter, Beatrix, The Tailor of Gloucester, Illustrated by the author
- Size
- 14 x 11 cm
Terms of Sale
Keogh's Books
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About the Seller
Keogh's Books
Biblio member since 2005
Skipton, North Yorkshire
About Keogh's Books
Keogh\'s books has been going for nineteen years now, but the shop in Nailsworth is just a year old. There is also a thriving market stall in Stroud on most Saturdays, and our website.
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- Dustwrapper
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