1900 Scarce First Edition - THE RABBIT BOOK written and illustrated Charles R. Pettafor.

 

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Author: Charles R. Pettafor.
Title: The Rabbit Book.
Publisher: London, Elkin Mathews, no date (circa 1900). First Edition.
Language: Text in English. 
Size: Oblong 10" X 7.5".
Pages: 27 pages.
Binding: Very good and attractive full decorated hardcover binding with a cloth spine (hinges fine, overall slightly worn, and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. 
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, title page has a small closed repaired tear with some creasing in the upper margin not affecting the image, internally the book is otherwise extremely good, toning of first endpaper - as shown).
Illustrations: Illustrated with the beautiful full-page illustrations by Charles R. Pettafor.

Estimate: (Scarce with no other copy available worldwide - only 5 copies known in Worldcat libraries).

The book: Scarce, uncommon and attractive first edition of The RABBIT BOOK -- a compendium of rabbits undertaking very human tasks, written and illustrated by the British painter Charles R. Pettafor. A very very rare collectors’ item in excellent condition for its age. Charles Pettafor dedicates it to his two children. A rare find in any condition!!!

The author: CHARLES R. PETTAFOR (British painter, 1848-1911) worked in Eltham and exhibited in London from 1870 to 1900. He painted mainly urban views as well as forest landscapes.