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1902031894UK: Warne and Co 1902. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall. Beatrix Potter. 1st Trade Edition 1902. First commercially published edition first printing. First Warne 'Trade' Edition following all points in Quinby and with "wept" on line 2 of page 51 colour frontispiece "dot" in the "o" on the cover and spine self portrait of Potter as Mrs. MacGregor holding the rabbit pie on p. 14. and leaf pattern endpapers. Linder page 421; Quinby 2. Book is very good. Presentation inscription in ink to half-title 'For Diddy & Georgie from the fairies 1902' textblock faintly cockled variable finger-soiling grey leaf-patterned endpapers gutter of front endpaper with adhesive residue with consequent skinning and tears original brown boards lettered in silver-grey with inset colour pictorial panel to upper cover very lightly rubbed vertical crease to spine. Light rubbing to edges. More images can be taken upon request.Ref19404 <br/> <br/> Warne and Co hardcover
1904847P16London: Frederick Warne and Co 1904. First edition. Cloth. Good. 5.5" by 4". Beatrix Potter. A first edition Beatrix Potter tale a charming adventure in the scarce publisher's deluxe binding. The first edition dated to the title page with Plate II endpapers in Quinby.In the deluxe binding a scarce variant in a lilac cloth.A sequel to 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit' Potter tells of Peter's return to Mr. McGregor's garden alongside his cousin Benjamin and their attempt to retrieve the clothes lost there during their previous adventure.Beautifully illustrated in colour in Potter's typical style with a colour frontispiece and twenty-six colour plates.Collated lacking page 79/80 however all plates are present. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally generally smart. A little discolouration to the boards heavier to the rear boards with some minor marks to the boards. Repairs to the joints and to the head and tail of the spine repairing small closed tears. Light bumping to the extremities. Hinges are starting but remain firm. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a few occasional handling marks. Prior owner's stamp to the half-title. Very small patch of wear to page 52. Good Frederick Warne and Co hardcover
1907847P12London: Frederick Warne and Co 1907. First edition. Cloth. Good. 5.5" by 4". Beatrix Potter. A first edition Beatrix Potter tale a very scarce unrecorded variant of the deluxe binding compete with Potter's charming colourful illustrations. The first edition one of the first three printings which were indistinguishable from one another with Plate III endpapers as per Quinby. In the deluxe binding a very scarce unrecorded variant in a pink cloth as opposed to the more common green cloth.'Tom Kitten' follows the mischievous antics of three kittens who ruin their mother's plans to have a tea party with friends.Beautifully illustrated in colour in Potter's typical style with a colour frontispiece and twenty-six colour plates.Collated complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally lacking the onlay to the front board. Boards are discoloured. Cloth to the tail of the boards are a little cockeld heavier to the rear board. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few light marks to the boards and spine. Front hinge is starting but firm. Front endpaper is detached but present. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with the occasional light handling mark. Half-title frontispiece and half-title are detached but present. Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the title page. Very small amount of wear to pages 64/65 and 68/69 not affecting text or plate. Good Frederick Warne and Co hardcover
19121049252<p>POTTER Beatrix. <strong><em>Autograph Letter Signed.</em></strong> Single sheet 7¾" x 6" written on both sides and folded in half. Some light staining at bottom edge sheet lightly aged.</p><p>The letter reads as follows:</p><p>"Jan. 21 1912</p><p>My Dear Phyllis</p><p>You have written me such a dear little letter about Fluffy. I feel quite sad to disappoint you – I have begun another book about the fox! If I can do another book that Fluffy can come in to – I promise to remember him and ask for his picture again. You don't know what heaps of letters I get from all over the world and so many of them want a book about some special animal. There was a letter lately from a child in Wales who wants a book about a crocodile called Amelia! That I cannot stand! Then there is a small boy in Ireland who wants to know if Jeremy Fisher ever got married. And two want moles & another wants a donkey named Salome & another wants a horse book and another wants hens & another wants elephants – poor Miss Potter!</p><p>Fluffy is a very reasonable request by comparison. I am afraid I don't draw dogs and cats so well as mice and rabbits. Fluffy must have surprised the guests at tea at that hotel! I can imagine him going from table to table and dropping dead.</p><p>Peter Rabbit was rather clever at tricks but he never would do any trick that required patience like dying or begging quietly. He would jump through a hoop or do a complicated set of backwards & forwards jumps but he never would sit up properly still. He played the tambourine very grand both scuffling on it with his claws & shaking the bells. But he was not such a character as Bounce or Benjamin Bouncer. My last rabbit was called Joseph he lived to be 9 or 10; I don't intend to get another; I was always expecting Kep Potter's dog to kill him! I was rather thankful poor Joseph died peacefully. I have cocks and hens at present.</p><p>I remain dear Phyllis yrs aff.</p><p>Beatrix Potter"</p><p>The mention that her next book being about the fox is a reference to <em>The Tale of Mr. Tod</em> issued in October 1912. In another Potter letter sold at Sotheby's in 2014 the author mentions "A little girl sent me 'Fluffy'-dog's photo by the same post…" which clearly references this letter. And in Judy Taylor's Letters to Children on p. 141 she records a letter Potter wrote as Jeremy Fisher to Andrew Fayle of Dublin replying that he is not married perhaps the letter referred to in this correspondence. A wonderful piece of ephemera from the author of the <em>Peter Rabbit</em> books showing her gentle affection for her young readers and her genuine love of her many small pets. And of course it includes a wonderful reference to Ms. Potter's own rabbit who was the<em> true </em>Peter Rabbit. A wonderful treasure for any Potter collection.</p>
1940BB092<b>Beatrix Potter. Original Holograph Manuscript draft for</b> <b><i>Wag-by-Wall</i></b><i></i> the author's last published children's book story comprising the complete text of <i>Wag-by-Wall</i> also including a printed copy of the first American edition and in addition its first appearance in print as published in <i>The Horn Book Magazine.</i> <br />Three folio leaves on unlined paper numbered by hand at top right corners rectos only 10 x 14.375 inches; 254 x 365 mm old folds show minor creases minor toning at bottom right corner of second leaf and old crease on third leaf repaired with archival tape on verso. Generally clean and bright ink generally strong and dark occasionally faded in some areas. <br /><br />Together with: <b>Beatrix Potter.</b> <b><i>Wag-by-Wall.</i></b> Boston: The Horn Book Inc. 1944. First American edition. 12mo. 4.75 x 6.25 inches; 121 x 159 mm half title frontispiece title page copyright page 4 introduction by "Bertha E. Mahony" 2 19 1 type pages. Printed vignette headpieces throughout; mounted frontispiece portrait of Potter. Grey linen covered boards stamped in red J.J. Lankes woodcut inlaid onto front board. Spine and margins lightly stained but does not affect text; red floral printed endpapers. Internally clean. Very good copy overall. Linder 32. Quinby 104.<br /><br />And: <b><i>The Horn Book Magazine: Twentieth Anniversary Number 1924-1944.</i></b> Boston: The Horn Book Inc. 1944. Volume XX Number 3. Octavo. 6 x 9 inches; 152 x 228 mm. Consecutively numbered from previous issues 130-248 pages. Illustrated paper wrappers. Front and back wrappers rubbed corners bumped ½ inch closed tear on rear panel; interior clean. Very good. This is where Miss Potter contributed her story but died several months prior to publication. books
