Lot 219
  • 219

Potter, Beatrix.

Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description

  • A collection of ten volumes, Frederick Warne and Co., comprising:
  • PAPER
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny. 1904, first edition first or second issue; The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle. 1905, first edition first or second issue, embossed bookseller's stamp, ownership signature on half-title, upper hinge split at foot; The Tale of Mr Jeremy Fisher. 1906, first edition first or second issue, ownership inscription on half-title, slightly frayed at head of spine; The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit. 1906, first edition, first issue ('London & New York' on wallet), panorama, some creases, scribbles to pictorial label, slight wear to wallet; The Tale of Tom Kitten. 1907, first edition first, second or third issue; The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies. 1909, first edition first or second issue (notice board present on p.14), embossed bookseller's stamp, ownership inscription on half-title; The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse. 1910, first edition first or second issue, very slightly worn at extremities; The Tale of Peter Rabbit. [post 1910], later edition; The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes. 1911, first edition first or second issue; Peter Rabbit's Almanac. 1928, first edition, spotting to boards; all 16mo, coloured illustrations by Beatrix Potter, original bindings with pictorial labels on upper covers, occasional splitting at gutter (10)