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After Beatrix Potter

Picture Block Story of Peter Rabbit

Cotton & Frank

Circa 1940

Price:

1,500 USD

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Description

Rare toy version of Peter Rabbit, in which the front board opens to reveal 8 laminated pictorial cubes of scenes from the book.

  • After Beatrix Potter.
  • Worcester, MA: Cotton & Frank, [circa 1940].
  • Housed in original box with all 8 original pictorial cubes, each in its own space.


An abbreviated version of the story is printed inside the front cover with a color pictorial border. The facing insert for the blocks is also pictorially decorated and has a two-line caption corresponding to the picture on the block. Each block has two Peter Rabbit pictures, and the other sides show large block letters of the alphabet.

Condition Report

Revive
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Like New

Lamination on cubes cracking often.

Box a bit soiled, with careful repairs around hinges and bumping to corners.

Dimensions

Height: 9 inches / 22.86 cm
Width: 7 inches / 17.78 cm
Depth: 1.75 inches / 4.45 cm

Language

English

Subject

Childrens, English literature and history, Ephemera, Memorabilia

SKU

CRX7T

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