BEATRIX POTTER: Artist, Storyteller and Countrywoman.

UK,8vo wraps,illustrated,revised edn,1st thus. [Originally and first published in 1986,this new revised editon (1996) is with new material and many previously unpublished photographs.Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.] NFINE. No owner inscrptn and no price removal from cover.Bright,clean, glossy laminated card covers with colour pictorial artwork illustration by Beatrix Potter,illustrated front cover with a superimposed white/cream upright rectangular panel with subject's oval b/w portrait photograph within same with part capitalised black-lettered part-title [BEATRIX POTTER] and other black-lettered sub-title and author's black-lettered name within the same panel; white background spine/ backstrip with similarly coloured+lettered title+author name as the fronts and publisher's capitalised,black-lettered name to foot of same with some laminate wrinkles but NO reading creases,rear cover with repeated background colour pictorial artwork illustration by Beatrix Potter as the front's illustration with a cream/white panel with black/brown-leettered synopsis. Negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners - top front corner with faint crease/wrinkle - but no nicks,tears or splits present.Top+fore-edges,bright, crisp and clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corner tips - unread, other than my own collation.UK,8vo wraps,illustrated, revised edn,1st thus,10-224pp [paginated] includes 7 chapters,profuse b/w+colour illustrations by Beatrix Potter and contemporary b/w biographical photographs interspersed throughout the text and the book,Further Reading page,Acknowledgements and an Index; plus [unpaginated] half-title page with colour pictorial image of BenjaminBunny at Heath Park, Birnam,where the Potters spent the summer of 1892, with to its verso a colour pictorial artwork by Potter, illustrated frntis of characters from the 'little books'; a Potter b/w thumbnail sketch illustrated title page, author's dedication and publishing details to its verso, a Contents list/table with a Potter b/w vignette illustration to author's list of other published works on its reverse,a List/table of colour plates (XXVIII - 28),and a Foreword to the First Edition,1986. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable and even internally,is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation,for a book of its 25+ year-old age.It is only the minimal and minor faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading overall.Despite them,it really is still an exceptional,exemplary example for its cleanliness, brightness and lack of detracting faults. From her Victorian childhood in London to her final years farming in the Lake District,Beatrix Potter's life is vividly captured in this illustrated biography.Born in an age when young women from affluent hoes were not expected to 'go into art' commercially,the exceptionally gifted author-artist experienced many rebuffs before her special talent was recognized.But within ten years of publication of 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit',her books were selling in their millions.Her success enabled her to embark on a second and equally unconventional career,as a farmer in the Lake District. After her marriage to solicitor William Heelis, she spent the rest of her life there,helping the National Trust in the conservation of the Lakeland countryside. In the ten years this book has been in print (then 1996) it has come to be regarded as the standard work on Beatrix Potter's life.This new edition,published 1996,contains fresh material and many previously unpublished photographs that have come to light as interest in Beatrix Potter continues to grow.The final chapter of the book,which describes how the fame of Peter Rabbit has spread since his creator's death,has been almost entirely rewritten to cover the wealth of new enterprises inspired by this remarkable woman. This affectionate biography remains a moving tribute to a writer and artist beloved by generations of children - and their parents. Please contact seller,for 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. ** 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. **