Description
No Jacket. The Good binding is illustrated paper over boards, a wraparound illustration front cover, spine and rear cover, Peter in the garden on the front cover, red white and black lettering on the front cover, black and white lettering on the spine, the rear is garden continuation with the farmer holding a hoe, corners are bumped, wear at the head and foot of the spine, shelf-wear and light wear to the covers. Illustrated endpapers. The binding is tight and pages are clean. The colorful illustrations by the Rod Ruth can be found on every page. Book measures 9.4″ wide x 12.4″ Tall. This is “A Big Golden Book”.
About the Author:
Helen Beatrix Heelis, usually known as Beatrix Potter (July 28, 1866 – December 22, 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 commercially published work in 1902. Wikipedia
About the illustrator:
Rod Ruth was an American illustrator for pulp magazines and wildlife books, as well as a commercial artist and cartoonist. Between 1941 and 1956, he was the artist of the family newspaper comic ‘The Toodles’, written by Stanley and Betsy Baer. Lambiek
