1918 The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse
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Description
Colour Plates, First Edition, Original Binding, Publishers' Original Binding
First edition, first impression, 2nd issue, with the 'N' present to the publisher location to the title page and dots in O's to the front board, and first edition endpapers. 'The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse' is a tale based off Aesop's brilliant fable 'The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse', following a country mouse and a city mouse who visit one another in their own homes. Beautifully illustrated in colour in Potter's typical style, with a colour frontispiece and twenty-six colour plates. Collated, complete.
Condition
In the original pictorial cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only. The odd mark to the board and slight rubbing to the rear board. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with just the odd handling mark. Prior owner's gift inscription to verso of front free endpaper.
Very Good Indeed
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