1904 Rare Early Printing - The Tale of Peter Rabbit illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Author: Beatrix Potter.
Title: The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
Publisher: London and New York, Frederick Warne and Co., no date (1904 - First edition, seventh or eighth printing according to the endpaper. The right-hand endpaper, introduced for The Tale of Benjamin Bunny. The cat is now brown, and the figure of the guineapig has been added in place of the owl; on the left-hand endpaper, the previous design is reversed, with the white cat in the lower left.). Quinby 2d.
Size: 5.5 "X 4.5 ".
Pages: 85 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good original hardcover boards binding with white titles, picture onlay on front board, dot in the center of 'of' front board (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing and staining - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete and profusely illustrated with the beautiful frontispiece and the 26 wonderful color plates (printed on one side of paper) by Beatrix Potter.
Estimate : (USD 1500 - USD 2000).
The book: Rare and attractive early 1904 printing of the Tale of Peter Rabbit. A rare find in any condition of this important children's book.
The author: Helen Beatrix Potter (28 July 1866 – 22 December 1943) was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist best known for her children's books featuring animals, such as those in The Tale of Peter Rabbit.