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Seller: Goldstone Books, Llandybie, United Kingdom
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan. Frederick Warne and Company, 1905.
Price: US$6.62 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan. Frederick Warne and Company, 1905.
Price: US$6.62 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan. Frederick Warne and Company, 1905.
Price: US$6.62 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan. Frederick Warne and Company, 1905.
Price: US$6.62 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.01
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan. Frederick Warne & Co., 1905.
Price: US$6.99 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: No Jacket
Seller: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan. Frederick Warne & Co., 1905.
Price: US$7.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: In Very Good, mylar-wrapped dust jacket. No publication date stated.
Seller: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle. Frederick Warne & Co, New York, 1905.
Price: US$8.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: White have only slight wear, spine unbent. Pages clean with no markings. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
Seller: Top Notch Books, Tolar, TX, U.S.A.
Beatrix Potter. Tale of the Pie and the Patty Pan. Frederick Warne Publishing, 1905.
Price: US$9.29 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1905. Frederick Warne Publishing. Hardcover. ACCEPTABLE White titles, brown cloth boards. Spine is damaged. 8x6
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle. Frederick Warne (1905), NY, 1905.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Full color and b&w illustrations by Potter throughout. Light grey boards stamped in green with color pictorial p/o. Early reprint, probably 1930's. 12mo.
Seller: Wonderland Books, Cleveland Heights, OH, U.S.A.
Beatrix Potter. The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle. Frederick Warne & Co., Inc., New York, 1905.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A near fine copy in about a very good dust jacket with a tear with early taping to front panel of dj.
Seller: Albatross Books, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Beatrix Potter. The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle. Frederick Warne and Co, 1905.
Price: US$15.05 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1905. Frederick Warne and Co. Ltd. Hardcover. GOOD Pictorial card boards. Pages clean with clear text and illustrations. Spine missing. Name on endpaper. 7x5
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
BEATRIX POTTER (1866-1943). THE TALE OF MRS. TIGGY-WINKLE. FREDERICK WARNE and CO., LONDON, 1905.
Price: US$17.54 + shipping
Description: Vol. in -16 picc. (10,5 x 14,5 cm.), legatura editoriale cartonata col. beige con illustr. a colori e titoli in rosso sul piatto ant, pag. 59, (1) con splendide illustr. a colori a p.pagina. Leggeri segni del tempo, nel complesso in buone condizioni. Collana: THE PETER RABBIT BOOKS by Beatrix Potter - ORIGINAL EDITION 1905 - Book in -16 (10.5 x 14.5 cm.), editorial hardcover binding col. beige with illustr. in color and titles in red on front plate, pag. 59, (1) with splendid illust. in color on p.page. Light signs of wear, overall in good condition.
Seller: Stampe Antiche e Libri d'Arte BOTTIGELLA, VIGEVANO, PV, Italy
Price: US$23.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Original green paper wrapped boards (5.5" H x 4" W) with picture and beige lettering on cover and along spine; moderate rubbing along edges and tips. Binding tight and square; contents clean and unmarked except one page with green colored pencil. No dust jacket. Illustrated end papers. Dated 1905, but not a first edition. The date 1905 is lacking from the title page so this is a later reprint even though it still states 1905 on the copyright page. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling.
Seller: Imperial Books and Collectibles, Wauwatosa, WI, U.S.A.
Beatrix Potter. The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle. Frederick Warne & Co., New York, 1905.
Price: US$37.50 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Nice little antique book; interior is clean with a lovely gift inscription on ffep. Hinges are loosening but attached. Cover wear and spine piece is missing. Worth restoring. Size: 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall
Seller: A Different Chapter, Cairo, NY, U.S.A.
Beatrix Potter. THE TALE OF THE PIE AND THE PATTY-PAN. Frederick Warne N.D., New York, 1905.
Price: US$45.90 + shipping
Description: Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. No date. ; Potter 23 Tales; 0.1 x 5.4 x 4.3 Inches; 64 pages.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$84.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Bottom front flap clipped. No date circa 1970s. ; ; 5.4 X 4.3 X 0.1 inches; 64 pages.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Beatrix Potter. The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle. Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd, London, 1905.
Price: US$94.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: An early printing, no subsequent or other dates on copyright page. No jacket. Tan grey paper over boards with illustration on the front and green lettering on front and spine. Some smudges and fraying at head and tail of spine. Overall, solid binding. Illustrated endpapers with old pencil prices. The interior is clean and clear with many bright illustrations. Pages: 85 Dimensions:5½ x 4¼ x ½.
Seller: John and Tabitha's Kerriosity Bookshop, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Beatrix Potter. The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin. Frederick Warne and Co, London, 1905.
Price: US$102.47 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: An early reprint of this popular Beatrix Potter book, published on the heels of her successful 'Peter Rabbit'. An early reprint, with endpapers of Plate II in Quinby, dating this book as 1904 to 1906.'Squirrel Nutkin' follows an impertinent red squirrel named Nutkin as he narrowly escapes from an owl named Old Brown.Following the publication of 'Peter Rabbit' the year before, 'Squirrel Nutkin' became an instant hit upon publication.Beautifully illustrated in colour in Potter's typical style, with a colour frontispiece, and twenty-five colour plates.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's paper covered boards. Externally, lacking the back strip, with some lifting of paper to the joints. Very minor marks to the boards. Light bumping to the extremities. Front hinge is strained. Bookseller's label to the front paste down. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with only a few occasional marks. Closed tear to the gutter of page 53. Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: GOOD Condition Grey Hardcover, Neatly hand written gift name ep "Dudley from Miss Vail Xmas 1908" in appropriate area ep. old black leather (replaced) spine strip to matte Grey Hard board cover with white titles, scallop corners to original color ilust of HEDGEHOG pasted in center of cover. Original text pages are glossy, and printed on 1 side only, the reverse being clean, but apparently numbered, or counted as a page, for the text do so when again numbered. ; Decorated endpapers show 6 Potter character animals with intricate border lines . Last FFEP states "SCHLUETER PRINTING COMPANY NEW YORK " BACK COVER HAS NO PRINTING, PLAIN MATTE GREY BOARD. Front cover titles have only pub name in box under author's name, no other printing.cover ilust BLIND STAMPING (no white color) to border. Word "BY" a bit upper left to author's name under cover art. Dot within "O" title.; 85pg thn pages; NO OTHER TITLES MENTIONED, NOR ADVERTISMENTS.does have "For THE REAL LITTLE LUCIE OF NEWLANDS" facing title page. Page 51 last line reads.mine," said Lucie.
Seller: WONDERFUL BOOKS BY MAIL, Durham-CA, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$147.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 84 S. colored illustrated, good condition Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1100
Seller: Antiquariat Buchseite, Purkersdorf, Austria
Potter, Beatrix:. The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle. London: Frederick Warne & Co, 1905.
Price: US$153.42 + shipping
Description: 84 S. Erstausgabe. Hinterer Einbanddeckel mit roter Buntstiftkritzelei von Kinderhand, ganz schwach auch vorne. Sonst nur minimale Gebrauchsspuren, innen frisch und sauber Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 550
Seller: Antiquariat Zeitenstrom, Chemnitz, Germany
Price: US$167.73 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 59 S. Dustjacket, colored illustrated, good condition Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1100
Seller: Antiquariat Buchseite, Purkersdorf, Austria
Price: US$167.73 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 75 S. Dustjacket this a little lacerated and a little dark on Spine, colored illustrated, good condition Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1100
Seller: Antiquariat Buchseite, Purkersdorf, Austria
Beatrix Potter. The Tale Of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle. Frederick Warne, New York, 1905.
Price: US$220.50 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Frederick Warne & Company, New York, 1905. Green Boards. Condition: Good. Beatrix Potter Color Plates (illustrator). First US Edition, First or Early Print. 85 Pp. Original Binding Of Light Brown-Green Boards Embossed With White Lettering On Front Cover, Dot Within "O" In "Of", Single Blindstamped Border To Illustration, Illustration With Small Scallops At Corners. k; Endpapers Show Books Published 1904 Or Earlier, Quinby Plate Iii, Meal And Bundle Colored Red With Blue Details. Original Printing Style With Blank Verso Of All Illustration Pages. Copyright Page Shows 1905, No Other Date. spine missing, half title page reverse reads " for the real little lucie of newlands" , revealing binding. major wear to binding. clean endpapers. 26 coloured plates. 12mo, original green boards with coloured pictorial onlay as issued, has quotes at the end of page 51.so second printing. pages are very clean. colored illustrations throughout text.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".
Seller: Riverside Books and Prints, Cold Spring, NY, U.S.A.
Beatrix Potter. The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle. Frederick Warne & Co, London, 1905.
Price: US$256.17 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: The Tale Of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle ~ by Beatrix Potter, pub by Frederick Warne & Co, London 1905; 4 ¼ x 5 ¾ cream coloured boards; 64pp with 27 colour plates incl the frontis (checked and all intact); all pages are intact in the book but the binding is quite lose, mainly due to the binding having split from the rear endpaper, also the frontispiece page is very lose from the title page the binding has split down but there are 4 strands of cotton still holding the binding together (book is a little delicate now from obviously plenty of use by small hands); a skilled book restorer could probably do a good job of tightening the binding and gluing the binding at the back of the book; there is a small tear ¼ on the top of the inside rear end paper; the pages all appear to be in good condition with a minimum of marks on them; the boards are in quite good condition, but do have a few marks on them; there are snags at the top & bottom of the spine and there are several splits on the joint of the back board to the spine. On the verso of the title page is printed Copyright 1905 by Frederick Warne & Co, so this is a very early edition published in the same year as the 1st edition. NB The actual 1st Edition is dated 1905 on the title page, and the boards should be in brown or green with 1/- (one shilling) printed on them. More photos available on request.
Seller: Vance Harvey, Leicester, LEICS, United Kingdom
Beatrix Potter. THE TALE OF MRS. TIGGY-WINKLE. Frederick Warne & Company, New York, 1905.
Price: US$299.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good in a Good+ price clipped dust jacket. Large open tears.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Mrs.Tiggy-Winkle. FREDERICK WARNE & CO., NEW YORK, 1905.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: Front cover detached . Embossed With White Lettering On Front Cover, Dot Within "O" In "Of", Single Blindstamped Border To Illustration, Illustration With Small Scallops At Corners. spine missing, half title page reverse reads " for the real little lucie of newlands" , revealing binding. major wear to binding. clean endpapers. 26 coloured plates. 12mo, original green boards with coloured pictorial onlay as issued, no quotes at the end of page 51. pages are very clean. colored illustrations throughout text. DATE PUBLISHED: 1905 EDITION: 85
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
Beatrix Potter. The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy Winkle. Frederick Warne & Co, New York, 1905.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Description: 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. Paper along back strip partially detached with 1/2 lacking at top.
Seller: Eclectibles, ABAA, Tolland, CT, U.S.A.
Beatrix Potter. The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle. Frederick Warne, 1905.
Price: US$512.35 + shipping
Description: A fantastically rare though very sturdy copy of a beloved Beatrix Potter tale, replete with Potter's beautifullycoloured illustrations throughout. Condition is as follows. Bound with brown paper boards front board with one small repaired tear featuring a very sweet coloured pictorial image of the titular character tipped in to front. Repair to spine. Covers slightly bowed but remaining straight and neat. Charming coloured endpapers featuring some of Potter's iconic characters. Colour frontispiece. This book has been repaired. Internally pristine. Overall, this is a lovely, very early edition of Mrs. TiggyWinkle, restored with a durable binding that will gift this scarce edition many more years to be enjoyed.
Seller: St Marys Books And Prints, Stamford, United Kingdom
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Benjamin Bunny. Frederick Warne & Co, London and New York, 1905.
Price: US$550.00 + shipping
Description: Third printing (March 1905). Twelvemo ( 5 7/16 x 4 1/16 in; 138 x 105 mm). Original gray boards lettered in green with color pictorial label on front cover, ruled and lettered in dark green on front cover and lettered in dark green on spine. Small crack at bottom of lower joint, slight rubbing to extremities. 84, [1], [1, printer's imprint]. Color frontispiece and twenty-six color plates. Black and white vignette on title-page. Quinby Plate II endpapers as called for. A very good copy, internally fine. "Beatrix Potter, writer of some of the most beloved children's books of all time, was a woman of immense talent, indefatigable spirit, and a generous heart.Although she grew up in London, she was deeply influenced by long family holidays in the countryside, first in Scotland and later in the English lake district. As was the custom in families of her class, she was educated at home by governesses. An eager student of languages and literature, she grew up loving classic folk and fairy tales.Her talent for drawing and painting was discovered early and encouraged" (Beatrix Potter Society). Her career began with the release of the now-beloved Tale of Peter Rabbit; and her subsequent works expanded into a magical world of anthropomorphic animals such as Tom Kitten, Squirrel Nutkin, and Benjamin Bunny. There were three printings of the first edition of The Tale of Benjamin Bunny. The first printing was of 20,0000 copies in September 1904, the second printing was of 10,000 copies in October 1904, and the third printing was of 7,500 copies in March 1905. The first two printings have the date "1904" on the title-page whilst the third printing does not. Quinby 6. Linder, p. 424. V & A 1581.
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. -- ABAA, ILAB, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
POTTER, Beatrix.. The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle.. London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1905, 1905.
Price: US$608.41 + shipping
Description: First edition, first impression. The first two printings are believed to be identical; issued in both green and brown paper-covered boards without priority. Sextodecimo. Attractively bound in recent brown half morocco, titles and decoration to spine gilt, raised bands, original pictorial paper covered boards, original pictorial endpapers to front. With colour illustrations by the author. The occasional minor blemish, an excellent copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
POTTER, Beatrix. Tale of Benjamin Bunny, The. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1905, 1905.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Description: A Fine Tale of Benjamin Bunny First Edition, Third Printing POTTER, Beatrix. The Tale of Benjamin Bunny. London and New York: Frederick Warne and Co., n.d., [1905]. First edition, third printing (March 1905). Twelvemo ( 5 7/16 x 4 1/16 in; 138 x 105 mm). 84, [1], [1, printer's imprint] pp. Color frontispiece and twenty-six color plates. Black and white vignette on title-page. Quinby Plate II endpapers as called for. Original tan boards lettered in green with color pictorial label on front cover, ruled and lettered in dark green on front cover and lettered in dark green on spine. A fine copy, as bright and clean as one could hope for. Benjamin Bunny is Peter Rabbit's loyal and brave cousin who came to visit and who helps Peter to recover from his mishaps and misadventures. Benjamin and Peter both go back into Mr. McGregor's garden to retrieve Peter's jacket which he had lost the last time he went into the garden. There were three printings of the first edition of The Tale of Benjamin Bunny. The first printing was of 20,0000 copies in September 1904, the second printing was of 10,000 copies in October 1904, and the third printing was of 7,500 copies in March 1905. The first two printings have the date "1904" on the title-page whilst this, the third printing does not. Quinby 6. Linder, p. 424. V & A 1581.
Seller: David Brass Rare Books, Inc., Calabasas, CA, U.S.A.
Beatrix Potter. The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle. Frederick Warne and Co, London, 1905.
Price: US$3074.07 + shipping
Description: A first edition Beatrix Potter tale, very scarce to see in the publisher's deluxe binding, with Potter's original colourful illustrations. The first edition, first impression, with Plate II endpapers in Quinby, the date 1905 to the title page, and 'How Keld' to page 20.In the very scarce deluxe binding of red cloth.A charming Beatrix Potter tale in which hedgehog washerwoman living in a tiny cottage in the Lake District is discovered by a human child named Lucie.Beautifully illustrated in colour in Potter's typical style, with a colour frontispiece, and twenty-five colour plates.Collated, lacking the front endpaper, and pages 15-18, which includes one plate. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart, with some a few minor marks to the boards. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Lacking the front endpaper. Internally, textblock is detached from the binding. Internally, binding is a little strained in places. Pages are bright and clean with a few light handling marks. Half-title, frontispiece, title page, and pages 8-10 are detached but present. Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the half-title. Small chip to the head of the frontispiece, not affecting the illustration. Lacking pages 15-18. Good Only
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
POTTER, Beatrix.. The Pie and the Patty-Pan. IN VERY SCARCE ORIGINAL GLASSINE WRAPPER.. , 1905.
Price: US$4483.02 + shipping
Description: Frederick Warne and Co. First edition, first impression, the blue variant binding with round pictorial inlay to upper board. In very scarce printed glassine wrapper that has ONE SHILLING NET near the foot of the front panel, with lists of Warne publications to both flaps plus 6 Peter Rabbit Books listed to rear cover, the last being "New Book for 1905. The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle." 10 coloured plates and line drawings to text. The first of Potter's works to be published in a large format and the details of her engaging watercolours are even more enjoyable on this scale. The colour plates are printed on one side of the quality paper; the other side is blank. There is a small crease to the top of page 7 and some sl. browning to both front and rear free endpapers. There is a scant portion of light foxing at the top of the centre fold. A light water stain covers a small triangle portion (4x2cm) to the front cover by the foot of the spine. This stain travels more lightly across the tail of the spine and bottom sixth of the back cover. There is the slightest corresponding rippling to the base of the rear panel of the glassine wrapper. There is a couple of small pieces of the wrapper missing to the tail of the spine and along the top edge of the rear panel there are a couple of pieces missing by the top of the rear flap alongside an open 3cm tear. There is creasing to the front panel of the wrapper. The book is surprisingly fresh and clean and has an unread aspect to it which is unusual for an early first edition of Potter. Postage may be higher than that stated as this book needs to be transported by courier.
Seller: Addyman Books, Hay-on-Wye, United Kingdom
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle. Frederick Warne and Co, London, 1905.
Price: US$5463.00 + shipping
Description: First edition. Potter's comforting tale of a young girl who finds both her pocket handkerchief and a friend in the maternal hedgehog, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle. Color illustrations throughout offer agrarian quaintness paired with pastoral adventure, a combination common to Potter's stories. Benjamin Bunny and Peter Rabbit make cameo appearances, and Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle is herself a sort of cameo, since Potter cared for a real-life hedgehog of the same name. The other main character, the girl Lucie, is derived from a happy meeting between Potter and a vicar's daughter while on vacation in Cumbria. Bound in brown paper over boards with titling embossed in silver and Potter's illustration of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle inset at center of upper cover. Slight splay to upper board, faint foxing at edges of text block, else near fine. In extremely scarce original glassine dust wrapper, somewhat chipped at corners and with few instances of mild staining. Laid in is a gift inscription from a previous owner.
Seller: Bromer Booksellers, Inc., ABAA, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
POTTER, Beatrix.. The Pie and the Patty-Pan. IN VERY SCARCE ORIGINAL GLASSINE WRAPPER.. , 1905.
Price: US$5763.89 + shipping
Description: Frederick Warne and Co. First edition, first impression, the red variant binding with round pictorial inlay to upper board. In very scarce printed glassine wrapper that has ONE SHILLING NET near the foot of the front panel, with lists of Warne publications to both flaps plus 6 Peter Rabbit Books listed to rear cover, the last being "New Book for 1905. The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle." 10 coloured plates and line drawings to text. The first of Potter's works to be published in a large format and the details of her engaging watercolours are even more enjoyable on this scale. The colour plates are printed on one side of the quality paper; the other side is blank. There is occasional very light foxing to a few pages. The lower edge of the boards are very slightly faded. Apart from less then 5mm missing at the head of spine the wrapper is complete and uncreased. The book is unusually fresh and clean and has an unread aspect to it which is unusual for an early first edition of Potter. Postage may be higher than that stated as this book needs to be transported by courier.
Seller: Addyman Books, Hay-on-Wye, United Kingdom
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle.. Frederick Warne and Co, London, 1905.
Price: US$9500.00 + shipping
Description: The 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 publication, "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.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.