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LINDER,LESLIE [transcribed by] with an appreciation by H. L. COX: : THE JOURNAL OF BEATRIX POTTER from 1881-1897

LONDON.FREDERICK WARNE & CO. LTD.,1974.

ISBN 0723201390.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,4th rpt with corrections, 1st thus.[Originally published 1966,it quickly went into 3 reprints within the same year.This edn is the 4th reprint - with corrections - so 1st thus (1974).A later subsequent reprint,again with corrections,appeared in 1979.] FINE+/VG.No owner inscrptn,but price-clip to dw/dj. Fairly bright,clean,glossy laminated pink+ pale green with black lettering,with subject's contemporary b/w photograph illustrated upper panel of dw/dj; facsimile b/w journal page extract to rear panel,with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no major nicks or tears present.Dw/djs' internal, lower edge is affected by a water-stain/ grease mark(?) approximately three-quarters of it's length,the highest point being approx 2.1/2" - but the boards beneath are completely unaffected.The mark /stain has slightly bled through to the exterior surface of the dw/dj.The pink block design to the spine/backstrip and it's gutter's edges,both front and back, are inevitably sunned/faded.Top edge coloured with some light fading; fore- edges generally bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean and virtually pristine - one (accidental?) dog-ear reading crease to pp1,no other dog-ear creases to any other pages' corners - could be possibly, an unread example? Bright, crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publsher's original,green leatherette/rexine-type bds with bright, crisp,stamped gilt Potter family crest to centre of upper bd,and bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip, immaculate plain pale grey eps.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,v-xxxpp+1-448pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements,contents+illus lists/ tables,3 family trees: Leech,1pp, Crompton's+Potter's both fold-outs; an appreciation by H. L. Cox,explanation of the code-writing by author Leslie Linder with 4 facsimile examples,12 chapters/ sections covering 1881-1897,memories at Camfield Place and a fragment about 'KEP' - Beatrix's dog at Sawrey,28 colour illus,39 monochrome illus interspersed throughout the text and the book,and a comprehensive index.Plus [unpaginated],2pp blanks,half-title page,subject's b/w portrait photograph frntis,and title-page. Between the age of 15 and 30,Beatrix Potter kept a code-written journal.These were the hidden years of her life,and they were to remain in obscurity until Leslie Linder eventually cracked the code and presented to the world this remarkable account of upper middle-class life in late Victorian times.The journal reveals Beatrix Potter's surprising awareness of current events,her shrewd judgement of human character,her appreciation of natural history and art and her keen sense of humour. The volume is illustrated with facsimile pages from the Journal,examples of her drawings and water colours,and photographs of the Potter family and of some of the places mentioned in the Journal.There are 28 illustrations in colour and 39 in monochrome,and the volume also includes family trees and a comtprehensive Index. Since April,2013,and again in MArch 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight (approx 1.09 Kg unpackaged) and the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,4th rpt with corrections, 1st thus.

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