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Beatrix Potter

The Tale Of Peter Rabbit

Frederick Warne And Co.

1902

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Description

First commercially published edition, first issue of The Tale Of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter.

  • Beatrix Potter (English).
  • London: Frederick Warne And Co., 1902.
  • Bound in brown boards, leaf-patterned endpapers.
  • The first trade edition has leaf-pattern endpapers and the text “wept big tears” on p. 51 (the text reads “cried big tears” in the privately printed edition; “wept big tears” in the first three impressions of the trade edition; and “shed big tears” from the fourth impression onwards).
  • Presented in custom-made solander box.

Condition Report

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One neat gift inscription to the recto of the frontispiece.

A few small marks.

Rubbing to the head and foot of the spine.

Minor signs of age and handling.

Feature(s)

First Edition

Language

English

Subject

Childrens, Illustrated, Short Stories, Fiction, Fine bindings, Modern first editions, Women Writers

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