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The Tale of Ginger & Pickles
by Beatrix Potter
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Frederick Warne and Co. Ltd., c1925. Cloth. Very Good. 5.5" by 4". Beatrix Potter. A charming early edition of this beloved children's tale, illustrated throughout by the author. The Tale of Ginger & Pickles, c1925, with the dot in the Os in place and no publisher number. Collated complete with charming monochrome and colour illustrations by the author throughout. A lovely illustrated children's book from the early twentieth century by iconic British author and illustrator Beatrix Potter, creator of the beloved Peter Rabbit. This work tells the story of a pair of shopkeepers, who extend unlimited credit to their customers and as a result are forced out of business. An early edition of this charming tale. In the original pictorial cloth bindings. Externally generally smart with slight lifting to the backstrip. Bumping to the extremities and the odd mark to the boards. Internally generally firmly bound, slightly strained in places. Pages generally bright and clean with the odd spot and handling mark. Very 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 #
- 851K26
- Title
- The Tale of Ginger & Pickles
- Author
- Beatrix Potter
- Illustrator
- Beatrix Potter
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne and Co. Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c1925
- Size
- 5.5" by 4"
- Keywords
- Beatrix Potter Peter Rabbit Jeremy Fisher Peter Rabbit
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
Biblio member since 2007
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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