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TALE of PETER RABBIT
by POTTER, BEATRIX
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/N/A
- Seller
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Amenia, New York, United States
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About This Item
This is one of the MOST SOUGHT AFTER Titles of this Original Reilly & Britton Series, with a Very Early Version of BEATRIX POTTER'S First & Most Famous Work, "The Story of Peter Rabbit"
The JOHN R. NEILL (Of the Wizard of OZ Sequels) FULL PAGE COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS are Just Great! The book has a Delightful Full Cover Illustration, with an Oval Pictorial COLOR ILLUSTRATION of Peter & his Mother.
Covers are in Nice Condition for this Series, with the Spine cover typically sluffed off, but illustrated covers in good shape, corner tips slightly worn.
Original Staples holding well. FULL COLOR END PAPERS showing Little Black Sambo & all the other characters in the series, & Vivid Illustrations !
COMPLETE, in 28 numbered pages, with names on front panel and ffep as only marks, a bit of faint margin edge soil on a few pages only.
This is indeed the FIRST EDITION / ONLY PRINTING in this One-Off Series, with Reilly & Britton on Title Page.
To wit, In point of fact, While the later two-story Red Book Series was reprinted up to the early 1920's, this is the ONE AND ONLY PRINTING of this series in this format!!
...Thus Much More RARE than the later Red Book titles.
****Check it out for yourself on the internet book sites...You will find dozens of the "Red Book" Title (with Dick Whittington's Cat as second story) and you will NOT FIND ONE OF THIS ORIGINAL BOOK!!
No Loose or Marked Pages, Nothing missing & other than name in belongs to block on inside front cover and also small one in center of ffep, NO MARKS or DAMAGE -- VERY CLEAN AND BRIGHT INTERIOR !!
NOTE: (Ms. Potter is credited with last name only on the cover but not on the title page)
This is a WONDERFUL & RARE Series to Collect - Especially since there were NO ADDITIONAL PRINTINGS!
The JOHN R. NEILL (Of the Wizard of OZ Sequels) FULL PAGE COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS are Just Great! The book has a Delightful Full Cover Illustration, with an Oval Pictorial COLOR ILLUSTRATION of Peter & his Mother.
Covers are in Nice Condition for this Series, with the Spine cover typically sluffed off, but illustrated covers in good shape, corner tips slightly worn.
Original Staples holding well. FULL COLOR END PAPERS showing Little Black Sambo & all the other characters in the series, & Vivid Illustrations !
COMPLETE, in 28 numbered pages, with names on front panel and ffep as only marks, a bit of faint margin edge soil on a few pages only.
This is indeed the FIRST EDITION / ONLY PRINTING in this One-Off Series, with Reilly & Britton on Title Page.
To wit, In point of fact, While the later two-story Red Book Series was reprinted up to the early 1920's, this is the ONE AND ONLY PRINTING of this series in this format!!
...Thus Much More RARE than the later Red Book titles.
****Check it out for yourself on the internet book sites...You will find dozens of the "Red Book" Title (with Dick Whittington's Cat as second story) and you will NOT FIND ONE OF THIS ORIGINAL BOOK!!
No Loose or Marked Pages, Nothing missing & other than name in belongs to block on inside front cover and also small one in center of ffep, NO MARKS or DAMAGE -- VERY CLEAN AND BRIGHT INTERIOR !!
NOTE: (Ms. Potter is credited with last name only on the cover but not on the title page)
This is a WONDERFUL & RARE Series to Collect - Especially since there were NO ADDITIONAL PRINTINGS!
Synopsis
The Tale of Peter Rabbit is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter. The story follows Peter Rabbit, a mischievous and disobedient young rabbit, as he ventures into the garden of farmer Mr. McGregor. The tale was written for five-year-old Noel Moore, son of Potter's former governess, in 1893. It was revised and privately printed by Potter in 1901 after several publishers' rejections but was printed in a trade edition by Frederick Warne & Co. in 1902.
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- Bookseller
- RARE KIDS BOOKS
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 536
- Title
- TALE of PETER RABBIT
- Author
- POTTER, BEATRIX
- Illustrator
- J.R. NEILL (Wizard of Oz Fame)
- Format/Binding
- VERY GOOD-
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- N/A
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- FIRST, ONLY PRINTING
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- REILLY & BRITTON
- Place of Publication
- CHICAGO
- Date Published
- 1908
- Pages
- 28
- Size
- 6" x 8"
- Weight
- 2.00 lbs
- Keywords
- FIRST STATE
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Our Primary Focus is on the Golden Age Authors / Illustrators of the late 1890's thru the 1930's.
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