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THE TALE OF PIGLING BLAND
by Potter, Beatrix
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- first
- Condition
- Near fine.
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About This Item
London: Frederick Warne and Co, 1913. Near fine.. First edition of this slightly longer Potter story, with a surprise cameo of Peter and two other rabbits at the end. The characters in this story were named after two real pigs on her Hill Top Farm, with many of the bucolic landscapes still identifiable today on Potter's former property, now a National Trust site. PIGLING BLAND was the second book, after THE TALE OF MR. TOD (1912), in a new direction for Potter: a longer story, with fewer color plates but many more black-and-white images in the text. 5.25'' x 4''. Original maroon paper boards stamped in white, pictorial paste-on. Color pictorial endpapers. Illustrated by Potter with 15 full-page color plates and black-and-white in-text images. 94 pages. Very light toning to spine, a couple small spots of thumbsoil, overall beautiful.
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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- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39988
- Title
- THE TALE OF PIGLING BLAND
- Author
- Potter, Beatrix
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1913
- Keywords
- 20th century,English & British,Pigs
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