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| Book Number | B0016581 |
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| Title | The Tailor of Gloucester |
| Author(s) | Author: Potter, Beatrix [Helen] Illustrator: Beatrix [Helen] Potter Beatrix [Helen] Potter (1866 to 1943)—English author, illustrator, mycologist and conservationist who was best known for her children's books that featured animal characters, such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit |
| Edition and Format | Early Edition—Edition identified by: Publisher stated as 'Frederick Warne and Co' on the upper board and publisher stated as 'Frederick Warne and Co Ltd' on the title page. [References: Beatrix Potter: A Bibliographical Check List by Jane Quinby, reference 4 and A History of the Writings of Beatrix Potter, Including Unpublished Work by Leslie Linder, page 423] Hardcover, 24 mo 143 mm (5 5/8 inches) by 109 mm (4 1/4 inches). [2], [3 (blank)], [4 to 6], [7 (blank)], 8 to 11, [12 to 13 (blank)], 14 to 17, [18 to 19 (blank)], 20 to 23, [24 to 25 (blank)], 26 to 29, [30 to 31 (blank)], 32 to 35, [36 to 37 (blank)], 38 to 41, [42 to 43 (blank)], 44 to 47, [48 to 49 (blank)], 50 to 53, [54 to 55 (blank)], 56 to 59, [60 to 61 (blank)], 62 to 65, [66 to 67 (blank)], 68 to 71, [72 to 73 (blank)], 74 to 77, [78 to 79 (blank)], 80 to 81, [82 to 83 (blank)], 84 to 85 and [86 (colophon)] printed pages in publisher's original red paper covered boards with white 'The Tailor of Gloucester' on the spine, 'The Tailor of Gloucester', colour on-lay, 'by Beatrix Potter' and 'F. Warne and Co.' on the upper board, issued in glazed paper dust jacket [not present]. Contains colour frontispiece and 26 colour illustrations by Beatrix Potter |
| Publisher(s) | Frederick Warne and Co, London, 1903 stated [c.1919 actual] Frederick Warne and Co—(Founded in 1865) A British publishing firm famous for children's books, particularly those of Beatrix Potter along with Edward Lear, Kate Greenaway Walter Crane. and Observer Books. Warnes became a limited company in 1918 and were absorbed Into the Penguin Group in 1983. Note on identifying first editions: Warne's method of identifying first editions appears to be somewhat haphazard, especially on high volume titles such as Potters and Observers books. The presence of 'Ltd' in the company name, indicates 1918 or later and from about 1940 until their absorption into the Penguin group they used a system of printers codes to indicate the printer, month and year. Other than that carefully checking of bibliographical information on a book by book basis is required. Just to ensure confusion, they do often state the copyright date e.g. A Tale of Two Bad Mice will state 'Copyright 1904 by Frederick Warne and Co', but this appears a every copy printed until at least 1940!. [McBride page 107] [Zempel and Verkler page 484] . |
| Series | Peter Rabbit First Series Number Three Peter Rabbit First Series—A series of classic children's books by Beatrix Potter (The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902), The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (1903), The Tailor of Gloucester (1903), The Tale of Benjamin Bunny (1904), The Tale of Two Bad Mice (1904), The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (1905, The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher (1906), The Tale of Tom Kitten (1907), The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck (1908), The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies (1909), The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse (1910), The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes (1911) and The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse (1918)) featuring animal characters, the best known being the main character in the first book; Peter Rabbit. The Series are companions to the books in the 'New Series' and 'Large Format Series', which between all three series have reportedly sold more than 150 million copies in 35 languages. The series contains 13 books. The first book was originally published in 1902 and the last book was originally published in 1918 |
| Content | Content The story tells of a tailor who falls ill and is unable to complete an important commission. When he returns to his shop, however, he finds the waistcoat mysteriously completed …. |
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