Potter Beatrix: Signed (43 results)
Language: English
Published by F. Warne, London 1983
Series: Smart Hippo My First English Book Library, Book 28 of 31. Book 28 of 31 - Smart Hippo My First English Book Library
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First Edition. Signed by Keith Moseley. Numbered volume from the Megan and Michael Dawson collection of pop-up books. Fine copy in the original colour-printed boards. Remains remarkably well-preserved overall. Summary; Naughty Peter Rabbit disobeys his mother by going into Mr. McGregor's garden and almost gets caught. Physical D…escription; 12 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm. Subjects; Children's stories, English. Fiction. Juvenile works. Rabbits. Rabbits Juvenile fiction. Toy and movable books. Pop-up books. Specimens, 20th century. 1 Kg. Potter, Beatrix (illustrator).
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st edition. Inscribed by Author. Inscribed and dated (1992) by Taylor on tp. Dust Jacket is in fine condition without tears or chips or other damage. Dust jacket in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Literature & Literary; Inscribed by Author. ISBN: 0723237778.… ISBN/EAN: 9780723237778. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 16918.
Language: English
Published by Frederick Warne and Co., London, England 1992
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. NEW Hardcover in a NEW Dust Jacket. 1992 Dust Jacket wrapped in mylar cover. Compilation of Beatrix Potter's letters to children. Book is illustrated with photograph's and Beatrix Potter's own drawings. Signed by Author(s).
Language: English
Published by F. Warne, London 1983
Series: Smart Hippo My First English Book Library, Book 28 of 31. Book 28 of 31 - Smart Hippo My First English Book Library
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Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, , IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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First Edition. Signed by Keith Moseley. Numbered volume from the Megan and Michael Dawson collection of pop-up books. Fine copy in the original colour-printed boards. Remains remarkably well-preserved overall. Summary; Naughty Peter Rabbit disobeys his mother by going into Mr. McGregor's garden and almost gets caught. Physical D…escription; 12 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm. Subjects; Children's stories, English. Fiction. Juvenile works. Rabbits. Rabbits Juvenile fiction. Toy and movable books. Pop-up books. Specimens, 20th century. 1 Kg. Potter, Beatrix (illustrator).
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 14th printing with book and dust jacket each in Very Good condition with overall light wear. Nicely signed (Barnes & Noble autograph sticker on front cover) by Santore - folio sized beauty of art by Santore. Charles Santore (illustrator). Signed by Illustrator(s)….
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Seller: Zeitgeist Books, Middlesex, , United KingdomZeitgeist Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A fine copy of the UK first edition, first printing hardback - in a fine dustjacket - All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days) - SIGNED BY HELEN OXENBURY - Pictures availa…ble upon request. Signed by Author(s).
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SOFTCOVER. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 4to in colour printed stiff card covers, 111pp, colour plates, facsimiles, photos etc. Inscribed and signed by author on the title-page (no other marks or inscriptions) . [CONDITION: A well preserved almost AS NEW unmarked copy (faint slight crease to front fly-leaf, hint of sunning to co…ver spine ] . __To see more of our Literary monographs, biographies etc type DbbLBIOG in the Keywords search box . . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.
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Published by DARK HORSE BOOKS, Milwauke, Oregon 1997
Series: The Tale of One Bad Rat, Book 1 of 4. Book 1 of 4 - The Tale of One Bad Rat
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Seller: OUTSIDER ENTERPRISES, Brockville, ON, CanadaOUTSIDER ENTERPRISES
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ as Issued. 1st Edition. Hardcover - Signed & Numbered Ltd. Edition # 618 of 1000 - NEW in Illustrated Boards / No DJ as issued - Helen Potter lived a happy life until she got lost in a nightmare of sexual abuse. Now she's on a journey. a journey which takes her through urba…n and rural England along the same path that another Potter, Beatrix Potter, once took. Across the decades, two lives touch, and Helen discovers that the strength of two is far greater than one. Bryan Talbot constructs a very special story in The Tale of One Bad Rat, which immediately endears the reader. The victim of child sexual abuse, Helen Potter becomes the armored knight before her own personal demons in this story of heroism and courage. TALBOT, BRYAN (illustrator). Signed by Author/Illustrator.
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, London 1954
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Seller: J J Basset Books, bassettbooks, bookfarm.co.uk, Peter Tavy, United KingdomJ J Basset Books, bassettbooks, bookfarm.co.uk
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Paper Boards + Inlaid Picture. Condition: Good Childs Tick on Pages. No Jacket. Reprint. Also Signed by an "A. Caesar".Childs Scribble on Front Cover.Please Email for further details Size: 24mo - over 5" - 5¾". Illustrated By The Author (illustrator). Signed "Andrew Love Granny & Grandpa Caesar 1955". HARDBACK.
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, London 1918
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Paper Boards + Inlaid Picture. Condition: Good Spine Missing. No Jacket. Reprint 1959. Please Email for further details Size: 24mo - over 5" - 5¾". Illustrated By The Author (illustrator). Signed By a "Guy Reed from Mita March 1964". HARDBACK.
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, London 1967
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Seller: J J Basset Books, bassettbooks, bookfarm.co.uk, Peter Tavy, United KingdomJ J Basset Books, bassettbooks, bookfarm.co.uk
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Paper Boards + Inlaid Picture. Condition: Very Good Grubby Boards. No Jacket. This IS a Reprint. Page Numbers Written by Child on Each Page.Please Email for further details Size: 24mo - over 5" - 5¾". Illustrated By The Author (illustrator). Signed By a "Katharine Libby". HARDBACK.
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Seller: M & P BOOKS PBFA MEMBER, Buxton, Derbyshire, , United KingdomM & P BOOKS PBFA MEMBER
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1969 Edition. Tight Firm Clean Copy - First Edition First Printing With No 1 - Signed By Helen Oxenbury On Title Page. Oxenbury Illustrations Throughout. Illustrated Hard Card Cover With White Titles To Spine - No Visible Wear. Unclipped Jacket In Similar Condition. Ox…enbury Helen (illustrator). Signed by Illustrator(s).
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Seller: Shorelands Books & Image Library, Cowes, , United KingdomShorelands Books & Image Library
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. This is the outstanding story of a Royal Air Force Volunteer Resen/ist who flew in the Battle of Britain and kept an exciting day-to- day diary of his experiences. Later, shot down over Northern France, he evaded capture and made his way home through… Spain and Gibraltar with the help of the French Resistance Workers and the Allied escape organization. Again he wrote a vivid account of his exploits, but was unable to complete it because after a few months in the UK on fighter opera- tions he was sent off to the Middle East in command of a squadron. There, after only a few weeks, he was shot down and killed over El Alamein when leading his pilots in an operation on the evening of 17th July 1942. He was 22. As Marshal of the RAF, Sir John Grandy says in his Foreword: 'The story his writings tell makes excit- ing reading and is a remarkable and valuable contribution to Royal Air Force literature and to our knowledge of air fighting and its development in the early years of World War ll.' Dust jacket in removable mylar cover. Beatrix Potter (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).
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Published by SeaStar Books, New York 2001
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Seller: Bookworm and Apple, Bronx, NY, U.S.A.Bookworm and Apple
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Peter disobeys his mother by going into Mr. McGregor's garden and almost gets caught! Both dust jacket and book have little to no wear. Spine is tight. Pages are clean. Inscribed to Rick and Mary Ann and signed by Michael Hague with a detailed sketch of Peter…Rabbit on the title page. A beautiful, collectible copy. Fine condition. Michael Hague (illustrator). Inscribed by Illustrator(s).
Published by F.Warne & Co.Ltd 1965
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Seller: Books & Bygones, Reading, , United KingdomBooks & Bygones
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. No ISBN - Mar 1965 HB/ DW small tears and sellotaped ref to lower spine. Buff with Brown text NOTE: Text is phoenetic BP 029 Size: 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.
Published by F.Warne & Co.Ltd 1965
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. No ISBN - Mar 1965 HB/DW taped ref no. Cream with Black textGood/Very Good Size: 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.
Published by F.Warne & Co.Ltd 1965
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. No ISBN - Mar 1965 HB/ DW small tears and sellotaped ref to lower spine. Buff with Brown text NOTE: Text is phoenetic BP 025 Size: 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. Signed by Author(s). Book.
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Published by Frederick Warne & Co Inc., LONDON & NEW YORK 1966
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Seller: Modern_First_Printings, EAST SUSSEX, United KingdomModern_First_Printings
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition - Second Impression. First Edition. Second Printing. Original cloth. Original dust jacket. A particularly desirable association copy of one of the most important Beatrix Potter publications of the twentieth century. The volume bears a presentation inscription… from Leslie Linder, the distinguished Beatrix Potter scholar who famously deciphered Potter's secret code journals after thirteen years of study. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: "For Mr P. Shaffer With Kind Regards from Leslie Linder July 11th 1966" The recipient was Sir Peter Shaffer (1926-2016), the celebrated English playwright and screenwriter whose works include Equus and Amadeus, the latter adapted by Shaffer for the Academy Award-winning film directed by Milos Forman. Published for the first time in 1966, The Journal of Beatrix Potter revealed Potter's private coded writings covering the years 1881 to 1897 and provided scholars with an unprecedented insight into her early life, artistic development and observations of Victorian society. Illustrated throughout with colour and monochrome plates, facsimile journal pages, family photographs and examples of Potter's artwork. Includes family trees and index. 448 pages. Original dust jacket retaining the publisher's printed price of 63/- net. The jacket has undergone sympathetic restoration and is now protected within a removable archival sleeve. Publisher's green decorative boards with gilt decoration and lettering. The binding remains firm and clean. Internally exceptionally well preserved with only occasional light foxing and spotting. A handsome copy. A significant literary association copy linking two important twentieth-century literary figures: Leslie Linder, the foremost Beatrix Potter scholar, and Sir Peter Shaffer, one of Britain's most celebrated playwrights. Very good in restored dust jacket. - E N D -. Beatrix Potter (illustrator). Inscribed by Author(s).
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Published by Frederick Warne, London UK 1902
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Seller: Rare And Antique Books PBFA, Exeter, DEVON, United KingdomRare And Antique Books PBFA
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The first commercial deluxe edition of Peter Rabbit. Complete with a signature of Beatrix Potter on card with a certificate of authenticity. Original green boards with red lettering and pictorial insert of Peter Rabbit. Mild wear to the extremities of the boards. Top edge faded gilt.… Inscription dated 1902 on the front free page, which is loose for 3/4 of binding. Clean contents and images. 16mo. 97pp. Signed by Author(s).
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Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Illustrated Edition. Unique copy of the book signed by film director Chris Noonan, and stars Renee Zellweger and Emily Watson. Mint condition. Signed by Author(s).
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Published by David McKay Company, Philadelphia 1929
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, autographed issue, limited to 100 copies, of which this is number twenty-seven, and SIGNED by Beatrix Potter. This ORIGINAL dustjacket has light wear to the spine and some close tears to the back panel. The book is in great shape and is bou…nd in the publisher's cloth with minor wear to the edges. The pages are clean with NO writing, marks or bookplates in the book. A lovely copy SIGNED by the author. Signed by Author(s).
Published by The Reilly & Lee Co. 1908 1908
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Seller: Wonderland Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Wonderland Books
Contact seller4-star sellerIllustrated by John R Neill hardback about very good condition in blue cloth with a front pastedown. There is a faded area at the bottom of the spine and a few other fades spots below the pastedown. There is a pen inscription on the free front end page.
More imagesPublished by [Privately printed], London 1902
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Seller: Heritage Book Shop, ABAA, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.Heritage Book Shop, ABAA
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London: Privately Printed by Strangeways], February 1902. First (privately printed) edition, second issue. One of 200 copies printed. Twelvemo (5 3/16 x 4 1/16 inches; 131 x 103 mm.). [84] pp. Color frontispiece and forty-one full-page black and white text illustrations. Original olive green boards pictorially stamped and letter…ed in black on front cover. Spine rounded (not flat). Spine a bit darkened, with extremities very lightly rubbed. A few minor scratches to front cover. Occasional very minor finger soiling. A near fine copy of this extremely rare edition. Housed in a quarter speckled calf clamshell case. An excellent association copy, inscribed on the front free endpaper to Victoria, the youngest daughter of Blanche Wrigley (née Potter), Beatrix Potter's cousin: "To/'Victoria'/from/Grandmama/Feb. 13th, 1902." "Grandmama" was probably Mary Anderson, the wife of Beatrix Potter's uncle, Edmund Crompton Potter. "The first issue comprised 250 copies; they are distinguished by a flat-backed binding of gray-green boards, printed with a black-line drawing. The books were ready on 16 December and Miss Potter began giving them away to selected friends and relatives and selling them to others at one shilling two pence each. By this time, however, Beatrix Potter's career had already been given its first impetus, for the publisher Frederick Warne & Co. had agreed to accept the book for publication in a regular trade edition. But in February 1902, before the trade edition was ready, Miss Potter ordered another 200 copies to be printed of her private edition, this second issue had a rather better binding, with a rounded back and darker printed boards. In October 1902 the Warne commercial edition was published" (Morgan Library, Early Children's Books, 220, describing the 1901 first issue). Linder, p. 420. Quinby 1A. HBS 69526. $35,000. POTTER, Beatrix (illustrator). Signed.
More imagesPublished by Philadelphia David McKay Company 1929
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Seller: Jonkers Rare Books, Henley on Thames, OXON, United KingdomJonkers Rare Books
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First edition, number 62 of 100 copies. Original green cloth with pictorial label to upper board, in the matching pictorial dustwrapper. Signed by the author. A fine copy, in a very good dustwrapper with a little wear to the spine ends and corners resulting in minor loss at the head of the spine, all neatly internally reinforced…. Small bookplate to front pastedown. Illustrated by Potter throughout. This book, which is of a semi-autobiographical nature, was written from Potter's personal jottings about her beloved Lakeland and its people. "She had no intention of producing another book until Alexander McKay came over from Philadelphia and persuaded her to do so. It was intended that this book should be published only in America, and would contain some of her writings about her farm animals in a fairy caravan setting" (Linder - The History of the Writings of Beatrix Potter). Of the 100 copies of the autographed edition printed, "none. [were] offered for sale".
More imagesPublished by David McKay Company, Philadelphia 1929
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Seller: Heritage Book Shop, ABAA, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.Heritage Book Shop, ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerdj. First Edition. Full Description: POTTER, Beatrix. The Fairy Caravan. Philadelphia: David McKay Company, [1929]. Autographed Edition. Limited to 100 numbered copies, signed by Beatrix Potter, this being number 14. This is the first edition, preceding the English edition which was not signed. Small quarto (8 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches…; 209 x 159 mm.). 225, [3, blank] pp. Six inserted color plates, twenty full-page illustrations in black and white, and forty-two vignette illustrations in black and white. In publisher's illustrated dust jacket. Original dark green cloth with color pictorial label on front cover. Spine lettered in gilt. Some very minor rubbing to back board. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown as well as evidence of another bookplate removed. A catalog listing tipped on on blank recto of the frontispiece. Dust jacket with splits that detach front flap and spine. Chipping along top and bottom and some light dampstaining along top edge. Some creasing to front and back panels. Overall a near fine copy of this notoriously rare book in a good rare dust jacket. This edition contains a limitation leaf inserted after the title-page bearing the following statement: "The autographed edition of this book is limited to one hundred copies, none of which will be offered for sale. This copy is number 14. It is presented with the compliments of the author." Signed: Beatrix Potter. See Linder, p. 431, Quinby 29A, and V & A 1713 (first trade edition). The Autographed Edition does not appear in Linder, Quinby, or V & A. HBS 69387. $6,000. Signed.
More imagesPublished by F. Warne & Co. Ltd 1929
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Seller: Jonkers Rare Books, Henley on Thames, OXON, United KingdomJonkers Rare Books
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First edition. 12mo. Beige paper boards with lettering in brown, and colour onlays of Peter delivering the mail on the covers. Inscribed by Beatrix Potter to the front endpaper, "For Mrs McIver, from Beatrix Potter, Aug. 23.29." A very good copy, with some general light wear. Pictorial endpapers of little bunnies. Colour frontis…piece of Peter Rabbit, colour title page vignette. Twelve colour plates, one for each month, with a separate page for the calendar surrounded by line drawings of bunnies. This was the only almanac to be produced by Potter. It took her a long time to get it how she wanted and as a result only this one was published. However, it is delightful. Due to the throw away nature of almanacs and diaries few copies of this book have survived. Beatrix Potter often signed her books for local residents and farmers of the Lake District, after she relocated there in 1913.
Published by Frederick Warne and Co, London 1905
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Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.Raptis Rare Books
Contact seller5-star sellerThe earliest known first edition, presentation copy of Potter's popular children's story. Octavo, original boards with embossed titles and pictorial cover label, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with 26 color plates by the author. Presentation copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the front pictorial endpaper in the year of pu…blication, "For Theresa Thorp with love from Beatrix Potter Oct 15th 05." The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle was published only one month prior to Potter's inscription in September 1905, this is the earliest traceable presentation copy inscribed by Potter. In very good condition. Front hinge reinforced, loss to the crown and foot of the spine. Bookplate. Beatrix Potter wrote and illustrated thirty books throughout the course of her lifetime, the best-known being her charming twenty-three children's tales featuring animals, including The Tale of Peter Rabbit which she self-published in her thirties after multiple publisher's rejections. The book was was so well-received upon publication in 1902, that within just a few weeks she requested a second impression. Now firmly established as a popular writer and illustrator, Potter began writing full time and went on to produce such endearing stories as The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies, The Tale of Benjamin Bunny, The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, The Tale of Tom Kitten, and The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, among others. With the proceeds from the books and a legacy from an aunt, Potter bought Hill Top Farm in Near Sawrey in 1905 and over the following decades, purchased additional farms to preserve the unique hill country landscape of the Lake District of Lancashire.
Published by Frederick Warne & Co, London & New York 1911
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Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.Raptis Rare Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition of this charming paint-by-line children's book featuring Potter's most beloved animal characters. Quarto, original pictorial cloth, pictorial endpapers, illustrated with 12 color plates, each with facing outlined illustration intended for coloring-in, two of which have been hand-painted. Presentation copy, lengthil…y inscribed by the author on the second free endpaper in the year of publication, "Love to Mary Kynaston from Miss Potter and Peter Rabbit: and love to Joan and Phyllis and their little brother from all the little animals. (It is going to be gray squirrels next time, but that is a secret!) Thank you for a very nice little letter last February. July 11. 11. from Beatrix Potter." The recipient, Mary Kynaston, was Headmistress at Queen's College in London, an independent school for girls aged 11â"18 which was the first institution in the world to award academic qualifications to women and the first girls' school to be granted a Royal Charter for the furtherance of women's education. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom clamshell box. Beatrix Potter wrote and illustrated thirty books throughout the course of her lifetime, the best-known being her charming twenty-three children's tales featuring animals, including The Tale of Peter Rabbit which she self-published in her thirties after multiple publisher's rejections. The book was was so well-received upon publication in 1902, that within just a few weeks she requested a second impression. Now firmly established as a popular writer and illustrator, Potter began writing full time and went on to produce such endearing stories as The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies, The Tale of Benjamin Bunny, The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, The Tale of Tom Kitten, and The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, among others. With the proceeds from the books and a legacy from an aunt, Potter bought Hill Top Farm in Near Sawrey in 1905 and over the following decades, purchased additional farms to preserve the unique hill country landscape of the Lake District of Lancashire.
More imagesPublished by Ernest Nister 1896
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First edition. Original cloth backed glazed pictorial boards. A good copy, with some wear to the corners and spine a sizeable chip torn from the corner of the front end paper. Internally fresh and clean. Tipped in chromolithograph frontispiece and numerous black and white illustrations throughout by various artists including Bea…trix Potter, Louis Wain, and W. Foster. The most significant contribution is nine line drawings by Beatrix Potter (signed HBP) to accompany a verse entitled "A frog he would a fishing go". There is also a full page black and white image after a pen and gouache drawing by Potter, to accompany "The Story of Violante and the Silver Sixpence". These illustrations, which had their genesis in a picture letter to Eric Moore of September 1893, were offered (and after some horse trading, sold) to Nister in 1894. Potter had hoped Nister would publish them as the contents of a small booklet, but Robert Mack of Nister had replied that, "people do not want frogs now. The only way we could use it would be as a double page in our 'Annual'.". The illustrations duly appeared occupying three pages accompanying the verse "A Frog he would a fishing go", by another author. In due course Potter bought back the copyright (and blocks) for the illustrations and developed them to be published in 1906 as The Tale of Jeremy Fisher. The separate full page image depicts two young kittens looking in a shop window being watched by the shop keeper, knitting in the doorway, over which is the sign, "Squintina Tabby / Licensed to sell / Tea". The image carries the caption "What shall we Buy?". Leslie Linder's The History of the Writings of Beatrix Potter shows a rough sketch of the old tabby (facing p.179), noting that it was "for a picture sold to Ernest Nister". An original version of this image was sold as part of the property of Bertram Potter at Sotheby's July 2008. Comical Customers is now extremely scarce. Cotson (Potter) 562.
More imagesPublished by London Frederick Warne & Co, Ltd. Printed in Great Britain, 1903 1903
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hard Cover. No Jacket. Signed by Author. Hardback NODJ, 1903, PRESENTATION COPY, EARLY Edition, 1 Volume, FINE-/VG, AS-IS, NODJ, Bound in the publisher's pictorial boards, inner and outer hinges fine, head of spine lightly rubbed, generally a VG copy, Salmon Cover Sunning…Extremites & Spine with Paper inset onlay Label on front in Triangle Shape of color illustration of Mouse Reading Paper sitting on Spool thread, Slight Lean to Book, Tiny Chips Extremites Spine, Interior Nice tight Clean light Wear light Wrinkling,85 pgs, with Title, author & Publishers Name on Front in White, White lettering of Title on Spine. Signed by Author(s).
