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1921rif. 979F52London: Frederick Warne & Co 1921 . Hardback. Good. 6" by 4.5". Beatrix Potter. A scarce early French language edition of one of the most popular children's works ever published Beatrix Potter's 'Peter Rabbit'. A scarce early French language edition of Potter's classic translated into English by Victorine Ballon and Julienne Profichet.Illustrated with colour endpapers a colour frontispiece and twenty-seven further plates all by Potter herself. Collated complete.An early French edition identified via the endpapers matching those used for 'Johnny Town Mouse' in 1918 Linder Design 6 but with two additional illustrations not present in the first French edition.Potter's beloved tale of Peter Rabbit following the young Peter as he is chased through Mr. McGregor's garden.An initial French translation had been under consideration since as early as 1907 but Beatrix Potter was unhappy with the version then proposed; in 1912 three further translators were approached by Warne and of the translations supplied Potter felt that the one by Victorine Ballon was the most suitable. In the publisher's original paper covered boards rebacked with paper. Pictorial onlay to front board. Light tide marks to boards. Hinges strained and slightly tender. Internally binding lightly strained. Pages bright with the odd handling mark to first and last few leaves but otherwise clean. Good Frederick Warne & Co hardcover
1908rif. 979F53London: Frederick Warne and Co 1908 . Cloth. Very Good. 6" by 4.5". Beatrix Potter. A lovely example of an early edition of a classic Beatrix Potter tale charmingly illustrated throughout with colour plates. First published in 1906 this is an early edition of Potter's delightful work. Identified as a 1908 printing via the presence of the Quinby plate IV endpapers used in 1908 publications.Beautifully illustrated in colour in Potter's typical style with a colour frontispiece and twenty-six colour plates. Collated complete.During one rainy day Jeremy Fisher collects worms for fishing and sets off across the pond on his lily-pad boat. He encounters all sorts of setbacks to his goal of catching five minnows and escapes a large trout who tries to swallow him.In a plain protective paper dust wrapper. In the publisher's original paper covered boards with pictorial onlay to front board. Externally bright with small bump and minor loss to back strip tail. Otherwise externally excellent. In a plain protective paper dust wrapper. Internally firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Very Good Frederick Warne and Co hardcover
1960rif. 958P53London: Frederick Warne & Co. LTD c1960. Hardback. Good. 5.5" by 4". Beatrix Potter. A charming Beatrix Potter volume a colourfully illustrated work following the adventures of Little Pig Robinson. 'The Tale of Little Pig Robinson' was first published in 1930 one of the final works by Potter published though it was one of the first stories she wrote. The tale follows Little Pig Robinson who after being sent to the market by his aunts finds himself waylaid by a sailor on his way home. Beautifully illustrated in colour in Potter's typical style with a colour frontispiece five colour plates twenty-two full-paged monochrome illustrations and in-text monochrome illustrations. Collated complete.An undated reprint dated from the printers code 809.460. In the original publisher's paper covered boards. Externally generally smart with light marks. Tear to the rear joint smaller tears to the head and tail of the front joint. Spine is age-toned. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good Frederick Warne & Co. LTD hardcover
1905rif. 958P51London: Frederick Warne & Co c1905. Hardback. Good Only. 5.5" by 4". Beatrix Potter. An early edition of this popular Beatrix Potter tale a charming adventure colourfully illustrated in Potter's distinct style. First published in September 1904 this is an early edition of Potter's tale dated c1905 via the presence of Quinby's plate II endpapers and the date '1904' to the colophon but not the title page.A sequel to 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit' Potter tells of Peter's return to Mr. McGregor's garden alongside his cousin Benjamin and their attempt to retrieve the clothes lost there during their previous adventure.Beautifully illustrated in colour in Potter's typical style with a colour frontispiece and twenty-six colour plates. Collated complete.Two gift inscriptions to the verso of the front endpaper one dated 1906 the other 1932. In the original publisher's paper covered boards. Externally generally smart. Lacking the backstrip. A little light bumping to the extremities. Light marks to the boards. Front hinge has failed. Blind stamp to the front endpaper. Internally binding is strained in places. Pages are bright and clean with a few light handling marks. Good Only Frederick Warne & Co hardcover
1913rif. 967Z38London: Fredrick Warne & Co. Ltd 1913. Cloth. Good. 5.5" by 4". Beatrix Potter. An early printing of this charming tale about a pig who falls in love with the author's beautiful colour plates. A early printing published in the same year as the first edition but without the first edition endpapers. 'The Tale of Pigling Bland' is a charming tale describing the adventures of a pig and how his life changes upon meeting his soulmate.Beautifully illustrated in colour in Potter's typical style with a colour frontispiece fourteen colour plates and monochrome illustrations. Collated complete. In the publisher's original cloth lacking the original dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloth lacking the original dust wrapper. Externally fading to the spine with loss to the head minimal edge wear and the odd mark to the boards. Rear hinge tender after the endpapers. Internally binding tender to the frontispiece otherwise generally firm with only minor strain in places. Pages bright and clean. Tear to the gutter to the last page. Good Fredrick Warne & Co., Ltd hardcover
1949rif. 936F45London: Frederick Warne & Co 1949-1953 . Hardback. Good Only. 6" by 4.5". Beatrix Potter. Charmingly illustrated mid-twentieth century printings of four of Beatrix Potter's charming children's tales. Present here are:A 1949 printing of 'The Tailor of Gloucester'.A 1951 printing of 'The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes'.A 1951 printing of 'The Tale of Ginger & Pickles'.A 1953 printing of 'The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin'.Illustrated throughout in colour by Potter Herself.Former owner's pencil inscription to 'Nutkin' front pastedown and ink inscription to verso of 'Tiptoes' front free endpaper. In the publisher's original paper covered boards. Pictorial onlay of 'Ginger' detached to tail but present. Loss to head of onlay of 'Tiptioes. Large ink mark to tail of 'Ginger' front board and tail of rear board with pencil inscriptions to centre of 'Tailor' front board. 'Tailor' joints starting with rear board a touch tender. Former owner's pencil inscription to 'Nutkin' front pastedown and ink inscription to verso of 'Tiptoes' front free endpaper. Internally 'Timmy' and 'Tailor' bindings strained in places with two gatherings of 'Tiptoes' working loose. Remaining volumes firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean with only the odd light handling mark. Good Only Frederick Warne & Co hardcover
1919rif. 958P52London: Frederick Warne & Co. LTD c1919. Hardback. Very Good. 5.5" by 4". Beatrix Potter. A colourfully illustrated reprint of Beatrix Potter's charming tale of a tailor and his helper mice. An undated reprint dated from the endpapers with Quiby Plate XV endpapers and Frederick Warne as a limited company.'The Tailor of Gloucester' is a charming tale by Beatrix Potter in which a tailor who's work on a waistcoat is finished by mice who are grateful to the tailor for saving them from his cat.Beautifully illustrated in colour in Potter's typical style with a colour frontispiece and twenty-six colour plates. Collated complete. In the original publishers paper covered boards. Externally generally smart. Head of the spine is lifting. A little light rubbing to the spine. A few light marks to the boards. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a few light handling marks. Very Good Frederick Warne & Co. LTD hardcover
1991rif. 925Q8London: The Beatrix Potter Society 1991 . Paperback. Near Fine. 5.5" by 4". Beatrix Potter . A delightful collection of illustrations by Beatrix Potter accompanied by verses from her friend Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley. The second impression. First published in 1989. Bound in the publisher's original bright green pictorial paper wraps. Scarce work. A collection of charming illustrations by Beatrix Potter alongside the poetry version of the story of Peter Rabbit written by Potter's friend and mentor Hardwicke Rawnsley. Due to initial lack of interest from publishers regarding Peter Rabbit Rawnsley suggested he write a rhyming accompaniment to Potters illustrations. This poetical version was rejected by Frederick Warne and Co however they were interested in Potter's manuscript also sent in by Rawnsley and requested further material. Rawnsley's verse version was subsequently published in this form by the Beatrix Potter society in 1989 taken from a handwritten booklet by Potter collector Leslie Linder. Bound in the publisher's original bright green pictorial paper wraps. Externally excellent with one or two marks to cover. Internally firmly bound with very bright and clean pages. Near Fine The Beatrix Potter Society paperback
1945rif. 936F43London: Frederick Warne & Co 1945 . Hardback. Very Good Indeed/Very Good. 6" by 4.5". Beatrix Potter. A bright French language edition of Beatrix Potter's beloved work 'The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck'. A 1945 French language edition of Potter's work translated by Victorine Ballon and Julienne Profichet.In the original dust wrapper clipped to the front flyleaf but retaining the original price.Illustrated in colour by the author herself.'The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck' was the first of Potter's works to be set wholly at her Lake District farm. The charming tale follows an Aylesbury domestic duck who searches for a place to hatch her eggs without human - or animal - interference.Potter's status as an icon of twentieth century children's literature endures to this day.Former owner's inscription to front free endpaper. In the publisher's original paper covered boards with clipped dust wrapper retaining the price. Small bump to back strip head otherwise externally excellent. Rubbing to paper of front free endpaper which bears a former owner's inscription. Handling marks to dust wrapper with small loss of paper to back strip head and minor loss to tail of rear wrap. One small closed tear to front wrap head and three to rear wrap head. Internally firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good Indeed Frederick Warne & Co hardcover
1915rif. 909F12London: Frederick Warne & Co c1915 . Hardback. Good Only. 7.5" by 6". Beatrix Potter. An early edition of this charming children's work by much loved author Beatrix Potter. An early edition with 1905 on the copyright page but conforming largely to Quinby 9b aside from the presence of the comma after Joan and the period after Baby on the verso of the half title.Illustrated by Potter with a colour frontispiece and nine further colour plates alongside vignette illustrations. Collated complete.A charming children's story about a cat named Ribby throwing a tea party for her friends. It deals with themes like domesticity and the lives of rural people during in the Victorian era. Lacking the front free endpaper.This work was written and illustrated by renowned Victorian children's author Beatrix Potter her most famous stories being 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit'. In the publisher's original paper covered boards with pictorial onlay to front board. Boards bright. Lacking lower half of back strip. Joints starting with boards weakly held. Lacking front free endpaper. Internally binding strained throughout. Pages clean and bright with only the odd light handling mark. Good Only Frederick Warne & Co hardcover
1969rif. 915F53London: Child Guidance Books 1969 . Hardback. Very Good Indeed. 8" by 11". June Goldsborough. A charming children's action book retelling Beatrix Potter's beloved tale 'The Tale of Beatrix Potter'. Illustrated by June Goldsborough.With five vibrant colour movable plates. When each page is opened concealed paper taps attached to the gutter cause figures on each plate to move. Each plate retains its original cellophane overlay.Collated complete.With the stamp of Michael and Megan Dawson a husband and wife who established a successful business dealing in and restoring pop-up books to the head of the front pastedown.With a contemporary inscriptions dated 1971 to the head of the front pastedown. In the publisher's original pictorial paper covered boards. Bumping to back strip head and tail with small closed tear to head and tail. Boards bright and clean. Inscription and former owner's stamp to head of front pastedown. Internally firmly bound. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Plates retaining their clear cellophane overlay. Very Good Indeed Child Guidance Books hardcover
rif. A9782382267189Hardback. New. hardcover
1955rif. 845F38London: Frederick Warne and Co 1955-1965 . Hardback. Good/Very Good. 6" by 4.5". Beatrix Potter. Eight smart copies of later editions of Beatrix Potter's brightly illustrated beloved children's tales. Eight volumes of later editions of the classic children's tales of author and illustrator Beatrix Potter each richly illustrated in colour throughout.Beginning in 1901 with the private printing of 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit' following a mischievous and disobedient young Peter Rabbit as he is chased around the garden of Mr McGregor twenty-three of these charming children's tales were published in total. Present here are: The 1955 edition of 'The Tale of Ginger and Pickles'; the 1956 edition of 'The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse'; the 1956 edition of 'The Tales of the Flopsy Bunnies'; the 1957 edition of 'The Tale of Tom Kitten'; the 1958 edition of 'The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle'; the 1958 edition of 'The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin'; the 1958 edition of 'The Tale of two Bad Mice' and finally the 1965 edition of 'The Tale of Samuel Whiskers' with this final volume in the publishers' original dust wrapper price clipped.Potter's status as an icon of twentieth century children's literature endures to this day. In the publisher's original paper covered boards. Bumping to spine heads and tails. Significant rubbing to back strips of 'Ginger and Pickles' and 'Flopsy Bunnies' and with the back strip of 'Tom Kitten' reattached but tenderly held. Significant marts to front board of 'Ginger and Pickles' with losses of paper to perimeters of rear board. 'Whiskers' dust wrapper chipped to back strip head and tail with marks to wraps and price clipped. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean with instances of pencil marks and handling marks to the odd leaf. Good Frederick Warne and Co hardcover
1919rif. 845F13London: Frederick Warne and Co Ltd. 1919 . Hardback. Fair. 6" by 4.5". Beatrix Potter. An uncommon early edition of Beatrix Potter's charming and colourfully illustrated tale. An uncommon 1910s edition of one of Potter's most popular works date 1919 via presence of Quinby plate XV endpapers and 'Limited' to the publisher's information.'The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck' was the first of Potter's works to be set wholly at her Lake District farm. The charming tale follows an Aylesbury domestic duck who searches for a place to hatch her eggs without human - or animal - interference.Illustrated with twenty-seven colour plates illustrated in Potter's signature style. Collated complete.With the inscription of 'Susan Brown' to the front pastedown and a presentation inscription dated Christmas 1934 to the verso of the front free endpaper. In the publisher's original paper covered boards. Light marks to boards. Crude tape reinforcement running the length of the back strip. Front hinge lightly strained with board holding firm. First five leaves detached but present including half title title page and frontispiece. Internally binding strained throughout. Pages bright and generally clean with the odd spot or mark. Fair Frederick Warne and Co, Ltd. hardcover
1912rif. 851K29London: Frederick Warne and Co. Ltd. c1912. Cloth. Very Good. 5.5" by 4". Beatrix Potter. A charming early edition of this much loved children's work illustrated in colour throughout. An early printing of this work dated c1912 due to the presence of first edition endpapers but no date to the title page. Timmy Tiptoes was first published in 1911. 'The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes' follows a squirrel who is believed to be a nut-thief by his friend who then imprison him in a hollow tree with the hope that we will confess. Illustrated with twenty-seven colour plates by Potter. Collated complete. In the original pictorial cloth. Externally smart with slight loss and lifting to the backstrip and the odd mark to the rear board. Slight bumping to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with just the odd handling mark. Very Good Frederick Warne and Co. Ltd. hardcover
1926rif. 849B6Lonon: Frederick Warne and Co. 1926. Hardback. Good. 5.5" by 4". Beatrix Potter. A charming copy of this children's tale by Beatrix Potter with colour illustrations. The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding. One of Beatrix Potters charming children's tales featuring Samuel Whiskers. Beatrix Potter was an English writer and illustrator and creator of The Tale of Peter Rabbit. With twenty two colour illustrations including the ones to the endpapers and other in the text. Undated dated from Quniby's bibliography. In the original paper covered boards. Externally smart with some marks to the boards and spine and some fading to the spine and bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Good Frederick Warne and Co. hardcover
2005rif. DADAX0714119695British Museum Press 2005-04-25. Hieroglyph Ed. hardcover. New. 4.13x0.43x5.39. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. British Museum Press hardcover
1930rif. SET23-C-4London : Frederick Warne and Co. c1930. Hardback. Good. 5.5" by 4". None. Three wonderful Beatrix Potter tales. Containing: The Tale of Ginger and Pickles The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin Illustrated throughout with coloured plates and sketches in the text. All volumes are undated. In pictorial paper-covered boards. Externally smart with just a few marks. Internally generally firmly bound although strained in places. Pages are bright and clean with just some odd spots and some tidemarks to the last few pages of Timmy Tiptoes. Good Frederick Warne and Co. hardcover
rif. 614969301Penguin Books . Hardback. New. pp. 400 Penguin Books hardcover
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rif. 6851263Penguin Books . Hardback. New. Penguin Books hardcover
1993rif. 001898London: F. Warne & Co. 1993. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Clamshell Size 19 X 16cm. Beatrix Potter. This is the special limited edition published in 1993 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the perennial children's classic. Complete with all facsimiles to include: a copy of the letter to "Master Noel Moore" in which the story made its first appearance; the first privately published edition with monochrome pictures; the original deluxe edition published by Frederick Warne in 1902. Accompanying the facsimiles is an illustrated booklet outlining the history of the publication together with a gilt printed tissue that serves to protect the limitation sheet tipped on to the inside of the clam shell box. Numbered 538 of an edition of 750 copies and in very good to fine condition throughout with original white card slipcase. This is the special limited edition published in 1993 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the perennial children's classic. F. Warne & Co. hardcover
rif. A9782382265741Hardback. New. hardcover
rif. 6323916968Penguin Books . Other. New. pp. 1072 Penguin Books unknown
1904rif. 19195First edition. Poor condition. Webbing of spine present along ~3/4th the length between cover boards. Front cover is only attached to text block by spine webbing rear cover is weakly attached to text block. Picture page in front of title page is separated from block. Cover boards have pretty light wear considering age. Prior owner name written on half-title page. Frederick Warne & Co. hardcover
