1907 Rare Early Printing – The Tale of Benjamin Bunny by Beatrix Potter

Author: Beatrix Potter.
Title: The Tale of Benjamin Bunny.
Publisher: London & New York, Frederick Warne and Co., [1907, early printing]. Endpapers with character vignettes featuring Jeremy Fisher (the new right-hand design introduced in September 1907).
Language: Text in English.
Size: 5.5" x 4.25".
Pages: 84 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good original publisher’s light brown boards with pictorial oval onlay of Benjamin Bunny to upper cover and title in dark green (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean - as shown, previous owner’s labels (“Sylvia Hopkins”) neatly affixed on the preliminary blank - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the beautiful colour plates by Beatrix Potter, including the frontispiece of “Josephine Rabbit Licensed to sell Tea & Tobacco.” Illustrations remain fresh, delicate, and full of Potter’s characteristic charm.

Estimate: (USD 300 – 350).

The book: A rare and early 1907 printing of The Tale of Benjamin Bunny, the beloved sequel to The Tale of Peter Rabbit. First published in 1904, this story introduced Peter Rabbit’s mischievous cousin Benjamin Bunny. The present copy is bibliographically significant for its revised endpapers: Jeremy Fisher replaces the guinea-pig vignette, a design change that dates it to post-September 1907. With its iconic cover onlay and complete set of vivid colour plates, this edition captures the enduring appeal of Potter’s most famous creations.

The author: Helen Beatrix Potter (1866–1943), English author, illustrator, and conservationist, is celebrated worldwide for her children’s books featuring animals in human-like roles. From Peter Rabbit to Jemima Puddle-Duck, her finely observed watercolours and gentle storytelling have made her works cornerstones of children’s literature and objects of lasting collectability.