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The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
by Potter, Beatrix
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
-
East Granby, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Frederick Warne & Co., 1936. Copyright renewed 1936, this copy most likely from the 1930s, with the multi-character dustjacket. Generally good in good dustjacket. Illustrated with charming color plates by the author, and color illustrated endpapers. Blue-gray hardcover with color illustration mounted on the front cover, about 5.75" tall, color illustrated dustjacket that lists 18 titles from the Peter Rabbit series on the inner flap. The book has minor shelf rubbing, good hinges, sound text block, clean pages with no names or other markings - but unfortunately there is some surface peeling about half the front pastedown endpaper and about 15% of the rear pastedown - like something was stuck there and peeled away. The mylar protected dustajcket is not clipped and has some general age-related soil, light shelfwear, but some old tape reinforcement to a couple of areas on the reverse side, very minor chipping to spine head.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 24mo - 5" - 5¾" Tall.
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
- Resource Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 037142
- Title
- The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
- Author
- Potter, Beatrix
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1936
- Size
- 24mo - 5" - 5¾"
- Keywords
- CHILDRENS COLOR ILLUSTRATED
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Books;
Terms of Sale
Resource Books, LLC
We pack well and ship promptly. Returns: Books may be returned for refund of purchase price within seven days provided prior notification is given and the books are returned in the same condition as when shipped.
About the Seller
Resource Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2004
East Granby, Connecticut
About Resource Books, LLC
Resource Books, LLC deals in antiquarian and out-of-print books in a wide variety of subject matter, mainly non-fiction.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Shelfwear
- Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
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