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POTTER**, BEATRIX: : BEATRIX POTTER: THE COMPLETE TALES. [The original and authorized edition.]

LONDON.FREDERICK WARNE/PENGUIN BOOKS LTD.,2006.

ISBN 072325804X.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj+slipcase,DeLuxe,1st edn thus.[Complete number line 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4,so 1st edn,3rd imp.Originally published Frederick Warne, 1989 (23 tales only),a revised edn 2002 (23 tales & 4 posthumously published tales),this is the first reissue,2006,of the 2002 edn.] NMINT/NMINT/NMINT - Book/dw/dj/slipcase.No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj clip - price to slipcase and not the dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,cream background with glossy,various colour pictorial facsimile onlays,illustrated dw/dj with bright,crisp gilt lettering to front+spine,rear panel with black lettered tale's prose extract to glossy colour onlay; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - no bumping,no creasing and no nicks,tears or splits present. Publisher's,bright,crisp,clean and unblemished,sharp-cornered,original,plain cream cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters and a gilt outlined Peter Rabbit silhouette to both upper board and spine respectively,a yellow headband and immaculate pale blue endpapers with assorted tales' white silhouette'd animal character illustrations to same,the recto of the front free endpaper with facsimile owner bookplate's illustration.No bumping, no creasing and no nicks,tears or splits present.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj+slipcase,1st reissue,1st edn,3rd imp,9-400pp [paginated] includes 23 tales+verses plus 4 posthumously published colour+b/w illustrated tales,all unabridged and all with the original illustrations,profuse colour+b/w pictorial anthropomorphised character illustrations by Beatrix Potter. Bright,crisp,clean,cream background with glossy,various colour pictorial facsimile onlays,illustrated paper-covered,card slipcase with gilt lettering to sides and spine with negligible shelf-wear - no rubbing or chipping and no nicks,tears or splits.Book,dw/d,slipcase all as NEW and virtually as Near MINT. Visually the exterior appearance is exceptional for the whole item,it's age and it's card+paper slipcased nature,and even internally the book's component parts are also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation. This deluxe volume brings all Beatrix Potter's twenty-three Peter Rabbit tales and verses together in one book.The texts are complete and unabridged and all the original illustrations,both colour and b/w,are included.Thestories are arranged in the order in which they were first published to enable them to be read in the proper sequence for,although each story stands on its own,several are linked together by events and characters. Beatrix Potter's tales were often connected with real places,people or animals so each story has a brief introductory note about its history.The volume also includes four other works by Beatrix Potter which for one reason or another remained unpublished in her lifetime but show new facets of her talent both as an illustrator and storyteller. The world of Beatrix Potter,presented here in its entirety,is as appealing now as when it was first created over one hundred years ago. Please contact seller,because of the item's heavier weight - 1.75Kg unpackaged - for extra,correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj+ slipcase,DeLuxe,1st edn,3rd imp,thus.
Not SIGNED.

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