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The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
by POTTER, Beatrix
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+
- Seller
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Frederick Warne & Co, 1903. 1st Deluxe Edition. Hardcover. VG+. 1st Trade Edition in deluxe binding, 11 x 14.2 cm. Original floral patterned cloth with white buckram onlays with gilt stamped titles. Pictorial endpapers with same image repeated four times 84[1]pp with 27 colour illustrations including frontispiece and black and white vignette title page, all printed on one side of the page only, as called for. [Linder pp138-140 Quinby 5A] Recased with unobtrusive repairs to spine tips. There is some fading to the spine. Internally there is a neat ownership name on the front free endpaper and occasional light marking with an old drip mark on the bottom of pp22-23 of 3.5 x 2.5 cm [image available]. All in all a good looking copy of this scarce deluxe edition one of only two of Potter's books for which the deluxe copies were covered in cloth from her grandfather's calico printing factory. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
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
- Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 202276
- Title
- The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
- Author
- POTTER, Beatrix
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+
- Edition
- 1st Deluxe Edition
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne & Co
- Date Published
- 1903
- Keywords
- Women|Illustrated|Childrens|H-L23
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Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
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About the Seller
Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Biblio member since 2020
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
About Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Rainford & Parris Books is a small family business based on the Hertfordshire / Essex border, close to London Stansted Airport. We are full time professional bookdealers specialising mainly in Modern First Editions, Children's Books, Illustrated Books and Nineteenth Century Literature, as well as assorted fine and interesting books. When describing our books we attempt to list all significant defects to a high degree of precision, so that you can build an accurate idea of their condition. We supplement our description with images and are always happy to provide further images or information. All books are very carefully packaged in a new book-box so that they reach you in the condition described.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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