110th Anniversary Gift Set of Peter Rabbit & Further Tales of Peter Rabbit

Potter, Beatrix& Thompson, Emma

ISBN 10: 072326869X / ISBN 13: 9780723268697

Published by Frederick Warne, 2012

About this Item

An excellent copy of this special limited edition (of 1000 copies) being a celebration of Peter Rabbit's 110th year. It contains clothbound volumes of Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit and The Further Tale of Peter Rabbit by Emma Thompson - as well as an individually signed letter from the latter. The cloth pattern was specifically commissioned from renowned design studio Timorous Beasties. The books and presentation box are in very fine condition and in a white cardboard wrap and a brown numbered box of which this is 909/1000. NB the brown box has a small nudge on it. Please note all my books are securely wrapped and shipped with care in protective packaging within 2 working days. This book will attract higher shipping charges due to size and weight.

Seller Inventory # 000500

Bibliographic Details

• Title: 110th Anniversary Gift Set of Peter Rabbit & Further Tales of Peter Rabbit
• Publisher: Frederick Warne
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 072326869X
• ISBN 13: 9780723268697
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: As New

About this title

Synopsis

In "The Further Tale of Peter Rabbit", a new tale written by Emma Thompson, Peter's adventures take him beyond the boundaries of Mr McGregor's garden all the way to Scotland. Here he meets the gentle giant Finlay McBurney, a distant Scottish relative, and much entertainment ensues. Emma Thompson, Oscar-winning actress and screen writer, is a long time admirer of Beatrix Potter's tales. She has a talent for creating engaging narratives with a dry humour similar to Potter's own and is the perfect choice of author for this new Peter Rabbit tale, to be published 110 years after the original. Emma was inspired to set the tale in Scotland by her knowledge of Beatrix's childhood holidays there.

About the Author

Emma Thompson is an Oscar-winning screenwriter and actress who lives in London and Argyll. Her father was Eric Thompson, the man behind "The Magic Roundabout," and she remembers him reading Beatrix Potter's tales to her and her sister in his best Dougal voice. "We would always want "The Tale of Mr. Tod," which is lengthy and satisfyingly spooky. He would always read "The Tale of a Fierce Bad Rabbit," which has about three words on each page. But--thanks to Potter's genius--we were never, ever disappointed." Eleanor Taylor grew up in Scotland and England, and has a great affinity for the countryside of both places, which is beautifully reflected in the engaging characters and beautiful scenes illustrated in this book.