Beatrix Potter - A Bibliographical Check List de Quinby, Jane - 1983

This Limited Edition (450 copies) of Beatrix Potter – A Bibliographical Check List by Jane Quinby was published in 1983 by Ian Hodgkins & Company. The book, which measures approximately 6 ½ inches wide by 8 ½ inches tall by 3/8 inch thick, contains 123 pages of text and illustrations devoted to the works of Beatrix Potter. The book is bound in stiff red paper cover, with black lettering on the front and spine and an illustration of some Beatrix "characters" on the front. The front and rear end papers show reproductions of Potter autograph letters. The book is in fine condition.
The illustrations accompanying this description shows the front cover, the front free end papers, the Title page, and two (2) typical 2-page spread of text and illustrations.
Helen Beatrix Potter (July 1866 – 22 December 1943) was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist. She is best known for her children's books featuring animals, such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit, which was her first… Leer más

Mansfield Centre, Connecticut: Martino Publishing, 2001. BRAND NEW HARDCOVER in PERFECT condition. STILL SEALED in the publisher's clear plastic SHRINKWRAP. NO rubbing. NO fading. Bright, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. No date (but 2001, First Martino printing). Reprint of the 1954 original which was limited to only 250 copies. This is an excellent, fully descriptive bibliography of Beatrix Potter's U. K. and U. S. first and later editions. From the publisher: " In all 90 works by Potter are meticulously described. Quinby provides information on the published boards, full collation, and exhaustive treatment of illustrations and states of the various editions. Each entry goes on for several pages. A standard work." Illustrations. Index. Bound in the original gilt-stamped red cloth. Besterman 4991. Haviland 311.. First Martino printing. Hardcover. New/in… Leer más