Slight splitting between two gatherings, internally clean brown boards, extremities slightly bumped, otherwise very good The Tale of Mr. Internally clean red boards, spine slightly soiled with upper hinge starting to crack, otherwise very good The Tale of Mrs. A few slight stains, otherwise clean grey boards, spine slightly soiled, otherwise very good The Tale of Two Bad Mice. Internally clean grey-blue boards, spine very slightly sunned, otherwise very good The Tale of Benjamin Bunny. Internally clean grey-blue boards, very good The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin. One plate with neatly repaired closed tear at upper margin, otherwise clean dark brown boards, very good The Tailor of Gloucester. original pictorial boards and endpapers comprising: The Tale of Peter Rabbit. With the proceeds from the books and a legacy from an aunt, Potter bought Hill Top Farm in Near Sawrey in 1905 and over the following decades, purchased additional farms to preserve the unique hill country landscape of the Lake District of Lancashire.Įarly editions 12 vols, 12mo (142 x 107 mm) each with half-title, frontispiece and 26 further illustrations printed in colour, each 85pp. Tiggy-Winkle, The Tale of Tom Kitten, and The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, among others. Now firmly established as a popular writer and illustrator, Potter began writing full time and went on to produce such endearing stories as The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies, The Tale of Benjamin Bunny, The Tale of Mrs. The book was was so well-received upon publication in 1902, that within just a few weeks she requested a second impression. Beatrix Potter wrote and illustrated thirty books throughout the course of her lifetime, the best-known being her charming twenty-three children's tales featuring animals, including The Tale of Peter Rabbit which she self-published in her thirties after multiple publisher's rejections. Front hinge reinforced, loss to the crown and foot of the spine. Tiggy-Winkle was published only one month prior to Potter's inscription in September 1905, this is the earliest traceable presentation copy inscribed by Potter. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front pictorial endpaper in the year of publication, 'For Theresa Thorp with love from Beatrix Potter Oct 15th 05.' The Tale of Mrs. Octavo, original boards with embossed titles and pictorial cover label, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with 26 color plates by the author. The earliest known first edition, presentation copy of Potter's popular children's story.

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