1908 Rare Book - Beatrix Potter - THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT
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Author : Beatrix Potter
Title : The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Publisher : London and New York, Frederick Warne & Co. - No date, circa 1908.
Size : 6 "X 4,5 "
Pages : 85 pages
Binding : Very good dark grey boards binding with white titles, picture onlay on front board, dot in the centre of 'of' on spine and front board (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed)
Content : Very good content (bright and tight, rare staining, name and date -Hugh Barnish Stott Oct 23rd 1908- on front endpaper)
Illustrations : Profusely illustrated with 26 beautiful colour plates (printed on one side of paper).
Estimate : (USD 900- USD 1,700)
The book : Rare and very nice early edition of the Tale of Peter Rabbit.
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.