English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
From the Collection of Judy Taylor, MBE
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July 9, 04:25 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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From the Collection of Judy Taylor, MBE
POTTER, BEATRIX
The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Frederick Warne and Co., [1902]
16mo, FIRST TRADE EDITION, FIRST, SECOND OR THIRD PRINTING (leaf-pattern endpapers, "wept big tears" present on p.51), 31 coloured illustrations by Beatrix Potter, original grey boards, pictorial label on upper cover, REMNANTS OF GLASSINE DUST-JACKET, loss and tears to glassine
A FINE COPY of the first trade edition, complete with the remnants of a glassine dust-jacket (with 1/- printed on the spine).
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