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TALE of PETER RABBIT: ALTEMUS WEE BOOK for WEE FOLKS
by POTTER, BEATRIX
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- FINE/N/A
- Seller
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Amenia, New York, United States
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About This Item
First American Publisher's Pirated Beatrix Potter Tale of Peter Rabbit, Copyrighted by Altemus in 1904. Done for the WEE BOOKS for WEE FOLKS Series.
BRIGHT LIME GREEN CLOTH, ILLUSTRATED FRONT COVER, LETTERING ON COVER & SPINE IS RED!
FIRST Altemus EDITION / SECOND PRINTING -- STILL RETAINING THE PASTEL ILLUSTRATED END PAPERS of the Deluxe antique style First State Version -- soon abandoned for this more Modern Look in First Year (1904)!!
Overall FINE / FINE- Condition, no perceptible wear,
Tight binder, hinges perfect -- & it has all 31 Color Plates, in 127 pages, printed one side only !!
Original Illustrated end papers are unusually in tact and nice. (No Ad Pages in Rear -- Also FIRST EDITION Point)!!
SCARCE, FIRST AMERICAN PIRATED EDITION, SECOND STATE of the Original 1902 Beatrix Potter Tale, with All of HER ILLUSTRATIONS -- Remarkably Clean, Bright & White, with NO NAMES, MARKS or DAMAGE!!
RARE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION / SECOND PRINTING!!
NOTE: I have the FIRST STATE Listed as well -- see HENRYALTEMUS.COM for explanation of the early editions/versions!
BRIGHT LIME GREEN CLOTH, ILLUSTRATED FRONT COVER, LETTERING ON COVER & SPINE IS RED!
FIRST Altemus EDITION / SECOND PRINTING -- STILL RETAINING THE PASTEL ILLUSTRATED END PAPERS of the Deluxe antique style First State Version -- soon abandoned for this more Modern Look in First Year (1904)!!
Overall FINE / FINE- Condition, no perceptible wear,
Tight binder, hinges perfect -- & it has all 31 Color Plates, in 127 pages, printed one side only !!
Original Illustrated end papers are unusually in tact and nice. (No Ad Pages in Rear -- Also FIRST EDITION Point)!!
SCARCE, FIRST AMERICAN PIRATED EDITION, SECOND STATE of the Original 1902 Beatrix Potter Tale, with All of HER ILLUSTRATIONS -- Remarkably Clean, Bright & White, with NO NAMES, MARKS or DAMAGE!!
RARE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION / SECOND PRINTING!!
NOTE: I have the FIRST STATE Listed as well -- see HENRYALTEMUS.COM for explanation of the early editions/versions!
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
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 541
- Title
- TALE of PETER RABBIT
- Author
- POTTER, BEATRIX
- Illustrator
- beatrix potter
- Format/Binding
- FINE-
- Book Condition
- Used - FINE
- Jacket Condition
- N/A
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- FIRST, SECOND STATE
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- HENRY ALTEMUS
- Place of Publication
- NEW YORK
- Date Published
- 1904
- Pages
- 127
- Size
- 4" X 6"
- Weight
- 1.00 lbs
- Keywords
- GREEN CLOTH, WEE FOLKS
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Our Primary Focus is on the Golden Age Authors / Illustrators of the late 1890's thru the 1930's.
Our Primary Focus is on the Golden Age Authors / Illustrators of the late 1890's thru the 1930's.
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