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The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies
by Beatrix Potter
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$451.08A$405.97
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About This Item
London: Frederick Warne and Co, 1909. First edition. Hardback. Good. 5.5" by 4". Beatrix Potter. Beatrix Potter's charming tale about the children of Benjamin Bunny and Flopsy, complete with Potter's original colourful illustrations. The first edition, the first or second impression, which were indistinguishable from one another, with the notice board illustration to page 14, reading "Peter Rabbit & Mother - Florists - Gardens neatly razed. Borders devastated by the night or year".A charming tale regarding the children of Benjamin Bunny and Flopsy, after they are captured by Mr. McGregor.Beautifully illustrated in colour in Potter's typical style, with a colour frontispiece, and twenty-six colour plates.Collated, complete. In the original paper covered boards. Externally, lacking the backstrip. Minor marks to the boards. A small amount of loss of paper to the rear board. Very light bumping to the extremities. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with a few light spots and handling marks. Plate to page 41 is torn with no loss, tear not affecting illustration. Good
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
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 848P19
- Title
- The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies
- Author
- Beatrix Potter
- Illustrator
- Beatrix Potter
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1909
- Size
- 5.5" by 4"
- Keywords
- The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies flopsy bunnies beatrix potter potter flopsy bunnies
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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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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