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1938réf. 22671New York: Platt & Munk 1938. Hardcover. First edition thus 1938. Very Good blue clothbound hardcover with rubbing to the extremities in a Very Good dust jacket with chips to the spine ends light wear to the tips and a couple of small tears/creases to the edges; interior is clean and bright throughout. A nice copy. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY WRAPPED IN PADDING IN A BOX. An illustrated collection of eight nursery tales for young children: Little Black Sambo; The First Circus; Three Little Pigs; Chicken Little; The Gingerbread Boy; The Little Red Hen and the Grain of Wheat; The Tale of Peter Rabbit; The Rooster the Mouse and the Little Red Hen. Originally published in 1932 as individual pamphlets and offered in a slipcase this edition brings the stories together in one volume. Edited by Watty Piper; verses by Kate Cox Goddard; illustrated by Eulalie Minfred Banks Peter Rabbit illustrated by Beatrix Potter. Unpaginated ca. 100 pages; color plates and color and b&w text illustrations throughout; 7 x 8.25 inches. Platt & Munk hardcover
1979réf. 012624London & New York: Frederick Warne & Co 1979. A beautiful copy. Fine condition in a Fine dust jacket. NOT price clipped. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. Protected by a removable Brodart clear plastic sleeve. Bright shiny clean square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. "Second Edition" is so stated on the copyright page but the content appears to be identical to the 1971 first edition. There are over 170 illustrations including 68 full-color plates. Includes facsimiles of Potter's autograph picture letters her first editions illustrations galley proofs pages from her working manuscripts pictorial end-paper designs; as well as full-color photographs of Lake District scenes buildings and places connected with her books. This is the standard Beatrix Potter biography and indispensable bibliography for collectors of her works. It gives detailed bibliographical descriptions of the 'points' of the Peter Rabbit books. Contents: PART ONE: Letters to Children; 1 Picture Letters; 2 Miniature Letters. PART TWO: Books -- Published and Unpublished; 3 The Peter Rabbit books; 4 Foreign Translations of the Peter Rabbit Books; 5 The Painting Books; 6 The Plays; 7 The Music Books; 8 The Fairy Caravan; 9 A Sequel to the Fairy Caravan; 10 Sister Anne; 11 Wag-by-Wall; 12 The Tale of the Faithful Dove. PART THREE: Miscellaneous Writings: 13 Fairy-Tales; 14 Tales of Country Life; 15 Articles for the Press; 16 Election Work. FOUR APPENDICES: I End-papers for Editions in the Small Format; II Page Numbers of Book Pictures; III Notes on First Editions; IV The Beatrix Potter Books. From the Dust Jacket: "This is an exciting book because the author not only tells the tale behind The Tales -- the history of how each book in the famous Peter Rabbit series came to be written -- but his persistent research begun as far back as 1952 has uncovered a wealth of Beatrix Potter's writings which has never been published before. A valuable feature for all book collectors is the Appendix sections which will help to identify first editions." Bound in the original red leatherette stamped in shiny gold on the spine and front cover. Second Edition so stated. Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. Illus. by Potter Beatrix. 8vo. xxvi 446pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Frederick Warne & Co Hardcover
19726th impression of the revised edition. VG pbk. inscription on the inside front cover. 11364. eng
19648vo., with portrait frontispiece, 4 coloured plates and 15 plates in monochrome; green boards, upper board lettered in black, gilt back, a very good, bright, clean copy in dustwrapper. Lane's biography was first published in 1946.
1989réf. 052806Warne 1989. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 192 Pp. Blue Boards Spine Gilt. First Printing Indicated And With Both Us And Uk Prices On The Dj. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket Warne hardcover
12mo., with a frontispiece by H. M. Brock, title hinge neatly reinforced with adhesive tape; pictorial boards, binding a little shaken else a good, sound copy.
1997réf. Q-0525477586Penguin Group USA Inc 1997-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Penguin Group (USA) Inc hardcover
2000réf. Khe01499Berlin (Nicolaische Verlagsbuchhandlung) 2000 (= Erste Deutsche Ausgabe). 4°, Orginalkarton mit illustriertem Originalumschlag (Hardcover), 144 S., zahlreiche Abbildungen, ISBN 3875848195 1
1997No marks or inscriptions . No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, very slight trace of storage and no bumping to corners. 163p. This issue includes Ian Fleming and James Bond, 'The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam', Beatrix Potter, Countryman Magazine, William Rees-Mogg interview, Richard Marsh novelist, Paul Scott and The Jewel in the Crown, index and letters and classified..
1999No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards and no bumping to corners. 163pp. This issue includes Beatrix Potter, cricket novels & stories, Elizabeth Bowen, Lindsey Davis crime novels, legendary gunfighters, London Book Fair, Anne Bronte and index, letters and classified..
1994This is a very good softcover copy with light wear. Lower right corner bumped. Very clean inside and out, just two small marks on the corner of the cover, otherwise completely clean. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Christie's South Kensington on July 21, 1994. Sale code: BKS 6553. The sale consisted of original drawings and printed books by Beatrix Potter. Essay by Anne Stevenson Hobbs. 61 lots in the sale. Most illustrated in black & white. No prices realized sheet, just price estimates for each lot. 11" high X 8" wide, 36 pages.
1990réf. Khe03546Frankfurt (Insel) 1990 (= Erste deutsche Ausgabe). 8°, Originalleinen mit illustriertem Originalumschlag (Hardcover), 381 S., ISBN 3458160744 1
réf. 500308172Gallimard Sans date.
1947réf. 205332Wonder Books New York 1947-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 8x6x0. Yellow covers have very light soiling and wear with slightly bumped corners. To/From names and date on front pastedown but no other marks or notations. HB HS/ia26 Wonder Books, New York hardcover books
1908réf. 158351908. Potter Beatrix. The Roly Poly Pudding. London: Frederick Warne & Co. 1908. First edition. The Roly Poly Pudding published in 1908 is part of Potter's influential cycle of illustrated animal tales that reshaped early twentieth-century children's literature with her unique blend of narrative realism and naturalist illustration. The book reflects the consolidation of Potter's commercial and artistic success following The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Her anthropomorphic characters rendered with botanical and zoological precision contributed to a redefinition of children's publishing as both literary and visual art. The story centers on Tom Kitten and his entanglement in domestic misadventure blending humor discipline and rural English setting in a format accessible to early readers. Potter's illustrations combine full-color plates with black-and-white drawings integrated into pagination reinforcing the narrative's pacing and emotional tone. As part of Warne's uniform series the volume belongs to a publishing phenomenon that established enduring conventions in illustrated juvenile fiction. Octavo. viii 70 pages with nineteen full-color illustrations and numerous black-and-white illustrations. Publisher's red cloth over beveled boards pictorial label to front board. Spine lightly sunned; mild rubbing; occasional soiling and creasing; previous gift inscription on half-title. Overall condition very good. unknown books
1957réf. 9770New York: Frederick Warne & Co 1957. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good/Very Good. The 1957 reprint. Solid and VG with very light staining to the fore-edge in a bright price-intact VG dustjacket with a comparable light trace of staining along the fore-edge. Still though an attractive presentable copy. Octavo 225 pgs. Frederick Warne & Co unknown books
1903réf. 28000821New York: Frederick Warne & Co 1903. Litho from back strip detached but present. 85pp. Green paper on board with applied litho label. Color frontispiece of dancing couple in period costumes. 26 colored illustrations. The classic Beatrix Potter story about a nice tailor and thread wielding mice who repay his kindness. It was one of Potter's personal favorites of the stories she has written. First American edition. The illustrations with fully clothed mice and coated cats represent all the hallmarks of Potter's illustrative work and adds great visuals to a sweet story. Dark green paper boards. 5 1/2" x 4" Inscription on title page given as a Christmas gift 1903. Provenance: Christie's East. Beatrix Potter. The Doris Frohnsdorff Collection. Original Drawings Autograph Letters first Editions and Ephemera. Wednesday 16 April 1997. Frederick Warne & Co unknown books
1905réf. 28000825New York: Frederick Warne & Co 1905. Paper along back strip partially detached with 1/2 lacking at top. 85 pp. 27 color illustrations. Original brown-green paper boards with applied stamp. Illustrated end papers. Some fading on covers. The story of a hedgehog washerwomen is another classic from the world of Beatrix Potter. The character is largely inspired by an actual washerwomen she knew. Combined with inspiration a beloved pet hedgehog the famous Mrs.Tiggy Winkle was added to Potter's collection of stories. The brief Peter Rabbit cameo rounds out this cute short story. 5 1/2" x 4" N.B. This copy sold as Lot 46 at Christie's East the Doris Frohnsdorff Collection April 16 1997. Frederick Warne & Co unknown books
1916réf. 1111300Akron: Saalfield 1916. Illustrated cover. 8vo. Unpaginated. Profusely illustrated in black and white line drawings and full color illustrations. Surface soiling and edge wear on cover. Saalfield unknown books
1916réf. 01111300Akron: Saalfield 1916. Virginia Albert. Illustrated cover. 8vo. Unpaginated. Profusely illustrated in black and white line drawings and full color illustrations. Surface soiling and edge wear on cover. Saalfield unknown books
1995réf. 28000826Kingston New York: Battledore Ltd 1995. All prints are accounted for and undamaged each print has a folder and guard. These boxed prints are from the original blocks that were made for first private edition of 1901 including images that did not get included in the commercial publication. There are 34 gorgeously done prints brown ink on 100% cotton acid free paper. Each printed image has a tissue guard and is enclosed in its own gray folder with a number and an excerpt of text printed on it. There is also a separate booklet with an introduction by Maurice Sendak included. It is all contained in an original slate blue cloth-covered clamshell box. It is a limited edition print of 250 copies this copy is number 33. Battledore Ltd unknown books
1913réf. 28000827New York: Frederick Warne & Co 1913. 94 pp. First American edition. Brown paper boards with applied anthropomorphic stamp and color pictorial endpapers. It has 15 color illustration and numerous black and white text illustrations in order to accompany the story of a pig that is looking for freedom. Potter got inspiration from her own life on a farm and observing pigs using them as models. It is everything that a Potter book can have talking and dressed animals near death experiences and ultimately a happy ending. 5 1/2" x 4" N.B. This copy sold as Lot 46 at Christie's East the Doris Frohnsdorff Collection April 16 1997. Frederick Warne & Co unknown books
1904réf. 28000830New York: Frederick Warne & Co 1904. The overall condition is fine. Spine faded a little wear to extremities bookseller's label on front free endpaper front hinge cracked. 85 pp. First American edition with original pale blue boards with applied stamp. Color pictorial endpapers. 27 wonderful color illustrations that depict the destructive mischief the two mice wrought on a doll house.It is the classic tale of two naughty mice by Beatrix Potter. Potter as with most of her titles took inspiration from her surroundings in the case her own pet mouse who shared the name Hunca Munca. 5 1/2" x 4" N.B. These two copies sold as Lot 69 at Christie's East the Doris Frohnsdorff Collection April 16 1997. Frederick Warne & Co unknown books
1962réf. 977H20London: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. 1962-1969. Hardback. Very Good. 6" by 4.5". Beatrix Potter. A charming seventeen-volume collection of Beatrix Potter tales in their original dust wrappers. In the publisher's original pictorial paper hardbacks.Complete with the original dust wrappers all but six of which remain unclipped.A nice collection of ten popular tales by Beatrix Potter all in the original dust wrappers collecting together a handful of her beloved charming children's tales all with her original colourful illustrations. Each volume is dated from the printer's code.This set includes;The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies. Printed in October 1962. Illustrated with 13 double-sided colour plates and a colour frontispiece. Collated complete. The Tale of Little Pig Robinson. Printed in September 1962. Illustrated with five colour plates and a colour frontispiece. Collated complete. The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit. Printed in July 1962. Illustrated with 14 Colour plates and a colour frontispiece. Unfortunately all but five of the colour plates are fully disbound with tearing to the gutters of plates 39 36 25 and 16 where they have likely previously been torn out. Collated complete. The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse. Printed in September 1962. Illustrated with 11 double sided colour plates and a colour frontispiece. Collated complete. Cecily Parsley"s Nursery Rhymes. Printed in October 1962. Illustrated with 14 colour plates and a colour frontispiece. Collated complete. The Tailor of Gloucester. Printed in August 1962. Illustrated with 12 colour plates and a colour frontispiece. Collated complete. The Tale of Two Bad Mice. Printed in February 1963. Illustrated with 12 Colour plates and a colour frontispiece. Collated complete. The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle. Printed in November 1963. Illustrated with 12 Double sided colour plates and a colour frontispiece. Collated complete. The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck. Printed in November 1963. Illustrated with 12 colour plates and a colour frontispiece. Collated complete. The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Printed in November 1963. Illustrated with 14 colour plates 12 of which are double-sided. Collated complete. The Tale of Tom Kitten. Printed in February 1964. Illustrated with 12 Colour plates and a colour frontispiece. Collated complete. The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies. Printed in June 1968. Illustrated with 13 double-sided colour plates and a colour frontispiece. Collated complete. The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher. Printed in February 1969. Illustrated with 12 Colour plates and a colour frontispiece. Collated complete. The Tale of The Pie and The Patty Pan. Printed in May 1969. Illustrated with 9 colour plates and a colour frontispiece. Collated complete. The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle. Printed in April 1969. Illustrated with 12 Double sided colour plates and a colour frontispiece. Collated complete. The Tailor of Gloucester. Printed in April 1969. Illustrated with 12 colour plates and a colour frontispiece. Collated complete. The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin. Printed in October 1969. Illustrated with 12 Colour plates and a colour frontispiece. Collated complete. In the publisher's original pictorial paper hardbacks. Externally smart. Previous seller"s discreet label to rear paste down of "Patty Pan." Previous owner"s inscription to front flap of "Cecily". Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. One or two very slight handling marks to boards. Dust wrappers generally smart. Dust wrapper of "Cecily" "Jeremy Fisher" "Squirrel Nutkin" "Patty Pan" and one of the copies of "Flopsy Bunnies" and "Tailor of Gloucester" clipped. Slight rubbing and bumping resulting in the odd small chip closed tear and crease to extremities. Slight soiling to wraps. Damp staining to spine of wrap of Pig Robinson and slightly to front wrap perimeters. The odd spot heavier to perimeters of wraps. Spotting heavier to perimeters of a "Fierce Bad Rabbit." Slight damp staining to rear wrap of "Cecily." Spotting and age toning slightly heavier to wraps of "Peter Rabbit." Internally generally firmly bound. Hinges slightly strained in places but holding firm with exceptions: in "A Fierce Bad Rabbit" nine of the colour plates are fully disbound with tearing to the gutters of plates 39 36 25 and 16 where they have likely previously been torn out and F=frontispiece of "Cecily" almost fully disbound only just holding at the upper extremity. Pages bright and clean with one or two spots to fore edges with the odd spot to first and last few leaves on the older copies. Cockling to lower fore edges of "Jemima Puddle-Duck." Yellow colour pencil scribbled to title page of "Jemima" all other pages in this copy are clean. Very Good Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. hardcover
1912réf. BTETM0001668New York: Frederick Warne 1912. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. duodecimo or twelvemo 12mo 5 נ7 38 in 127 נ187 mm . Beatrix Potter. Please email for Photographs or further information.1912 First Edition US EditionTHE TALE OF MR. TODBy Beatrix PotterKEY DETAILSCondition: Very GoodFormat: Hardcover duodecimo or twelvemo 12mo 5 נ7 38 in 127 נ187 mm Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.Published By: Frederick Warne New York 1912Language: EnglishIllustrated By: Beatrix PotterCollation: pp. 93 1. Colour frontispiece and 14 colour plates.SKU: BTETM0001668Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5 L: 30 W: 25 Units: cm W: 2KgTracked Shipping Insurance Coverage as per Customer RequestCONDITION COLLATION & COPY NOTESFirst American edition. Rubbing to top and bottom of spine. Scratch on front board. Faint pencil inscription to FEP. 12mo. Please see Photos as part of condition report.REFERENCESQuinby 21aSYNOPSISThe Tale of Mr. Tod is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter first published by Frederick Warne & Co. in 1912. The tale is about a badger called Tommy Brock and his arch enemy Mr. Tod a fox. Brock kidnaps the children of Benjamin Bunny and his wife Flopsy intending to eat them and hides them in an oven in the home of Mr. Tod. Benjamin and his cousin Peter Rabbit have followed Tommy Brock in an attempt to rescue the babies. When Mr. Tod finds Brock asleep in his bed he determines to get him out of the house. His initial attempt fails and the two eventually come to blows. Under cover of the fight the rabbits rescue the baby rabbits. The tale was influenced by the Uncle Remus stories and was set in the fields of Potter's Castle Farm. The tale is critically considered one of Potter's "most complex and successful in plot and tone."Potter's publisher wanted Mr. Tod to be the first in a new series of Peter Rabbit tales in larger formats with elaborate bindings but Potter disliked the idea. Nonetheless Mr. Tod and its 1913 follower The Tale of Pigling Bland were published in the new formats but the idea was eventually dropped and the ordinary bindings were adopted for reprints. The two tales were the last completely original productions by Potter. She continued to publish sporadically but used decades-old concepts and sketches rather than new images and ideas. Frederick Warne hardcover
