1935 Rare Book with Dust Jacket - How Peter Rabbit Went to Sea by Duff Graham

Author: Duff Graham.
Title: How Peter Rabbit Went to Sea.
Publisher: New York, The Platt & Munk Co., Inc., [1935]. First Platt & Munk Edition.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 5.5 x 4.5 inches.
Pages: 60 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good publisher’s original bright red cloth binding lettered and decorated in black on the front cover and spine, with a charming mounted color illustration of Peter Rabbit walking along a country path (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown). The book retains its scarce original illustrated dust jacket, also in very good condition (with some light edge wear and minor rubbing - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing mainly on the title page - as shown). Interior clean and well preserved. The charming illustrated ownership page (“This Book Belongs To”) contains a small neat inscription. A very attractive example.
Illustrations: Illustrated throughout with 29 charming color illustrations, depicting the mischievous adventures of Peter Rabbit and his woodland companions. The illustrations are lively and expressive, rendered in bright early twentieth-century color printing typical of Platt & Munk children's books. Complete.

Estimate: (USD $175–200).

The book: How Peter Rabbit Went to Sea is a charming children’s story from the popular “Wee Books for Wee Folks” series published by Platt & Munk. The tale follows the mischievous Peter Rabbit as he ventures beyond the familiar woods on an imaginative seaside adventure. Brightly illustrated throughout, the book reflects the playful storytelling and colorful design that made small illustrated children’s books especially beloved by young readers in the early twentieth century.

The author: Duff Graham was a writer of early twentieth-century children’s literature whose works often featured anthropomorphic animal characters and lighthearted adventures. His stories were written in a style intended to entertain young readers while conveying gentle moral lessons. Titles such as How Peter Rabbit Went to Sea exemplify the imaginative storytelling that made small illustrated children’s books popular during the interwar period.