Potter, Five volumes, including panorama format books, 1906-1929

From the Collection of Judy Taylor, MBE

POTTER, BEATRIX

Five volumes, including panorama format books. Frederick Warne, 1906-1929

i) The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit. 1906, first edition, first printing ("London & New York" on back), 14 coloured illustrations in panorama format, original green wallets, very minor soiling to wallet, minor abrasions to slot for tab; ii) The Story of Miss Moppet. 1906, first edition, second issue ("New York & London" on back), 14 coloured illustrations in panorama format, original green wallets, occasional creases to panorama, reverse of tab cracked, minor abrasions to slot for tab; iii) Peter Rabbit’s Almanack for 1929. 1928, 16mo, illustrated title-page and 13 coloured illustrations, original boards with pictorial label on upper cover, upper joint split, some soiling to covers--iv-v) together with copies of first two titles in first book form (5)

Linder reports that the author herself commented on the panorama format: "Bad Rabbit and Moppet were originally printed on long strips – The shops sensibly refused to stock them because they got unrolled and so bad to fold up again."

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