Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Mr. Tod. Frederick Warne & Co., Inc., New York, 1912.
Price: US$1.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: very nice clean tight hardback with only light wear present. some very light rubbing at edges and at top and bottom of spine. pages clean and unmarked. nice copy!
Seller: Faith In Print, cumming, GA, U.S.A.
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Mr. Tod (Potter 23 Tales). Frederick Warne, ., 1912.
Price: US$1.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Please email us if you would like further information or if you would like us to send you a picture of the book. The book i am offering may not have the same cover as the one pictured. they are stock photos from the site. Thanks for looking! Size: 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall
Seller: Wally's Books, york, ON, Canada
Price: US$2.98 + shipping
Description: Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Inscription on the first page, typically just a name but may include a dedication or a brief personal message.
Seller: Reuseabook, Gloucester, GLOS, United Kingdom
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Mr. Tod. Frederick Warne & Co., 1912.
Price: US$6.99 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description:
Seller: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
Potter, Beatrix.. THE TALE OF MR. TOD.. Frederick Warne, 1912.
Price: US$7.09 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: No date. Frederick Warne. Hard Cover. Book- VG. Dj- VG. 6x4.5. 94pp. Colour frontis and profuse colour and b/w illus and colour illus endpapers by author.
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Mr. Tod. Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd, London, England, 1912.
Price: US$7.54 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: Cover is heavily worn, especially at top of spine. Back cover has large black ink stain. Page 9/10 is fully detached. Binding is loose. First page has writing in pencil, otherwise pages are clean but age toned/spotted. Pictures available upon request.
Seller: Bay Used Books, Sudbury, ON, Canada
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Mr. Tod. Frederick Warne & Co., 1912.
Price: US$7.99 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description:
Seller: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Mr. Tod. Frederick Warne, London and New York, 1912.
Price: US$8.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Printed long after 1912. Glossy pictorial white bds, no dust jacket. No names, clean text. Attractive. With the original Potter b/w & color illustrations. No. 14 in the Peter Rabbit Books listed on the back cover. 5.5" x 4.25." 44821 CF shelf 94 p.
Seller: Gil's Book Loft, Binghamton, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 16 mo, 4 hardcovers, and 1 softcover, 5 little books; 4 Hardcovers are: The Tale of Peter Rabbit, The Tale of Tom Kitten, The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher(in dj), The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse and softcover: Tale of Jemima Puddle Duck. All Near fine to fine. Decorated endpapers. About 50 pages each with delightful color illustrations, . tight solid clean copies of these delightful little books.
Seller: Virginia Martin, aka bookwitch, Concord, CA, U.S.A.
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Mr. Toad. Frederick Warne and Co., London and New York, 1912.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: Note: This book has no cover at all; inside contents only. Contents understandably loose, but all plates and text still present. Smudge marks on page 8 (black) and 10 (red), one plPate (on page 43) dirty, rest in very good condition. Plus numerous black and white drawings throughout. A good copy for the plates alone.
Seller: George Strange's Bookmart, Brandon, MB, Canada
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Mr. Tod. Frederick Warne, London, 1912.
Price: US$11.42 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: no date, some wear cover edges, cover becoming loose at rear cover, white-out mark to endpapers, some moisture staining inside covers, otherwise book clean and sound Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Seller: Laura Books, Georgetown, SA, Australia
Beatrix Potter. The Tale of Mr Tod. Frederick Warne, London, 1912.
Price: US$12.88 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: Disbound early printing, gray boards with black keylines and tipped on colour plate. Free of markings, free half of rear endpaper missing, we think the text block may not belong to the boards, but the period is right. A spare parts or binding project. Size: 16mo
Seller: Book Bungalow, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Price: US$12.88 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: Fragments of early/first printings of 3 Potter tales. Offered here as spare parts. Timmy tiptoes goes up to the title page and is dated 1911, brown paper covered boards with remains of oval vignette now removed. Both the other two have only the mid-green matt paper rear board remaining. Puddleduck goes from page 11 to the end. Jeremy Fisher is date 1906, not a first as no date on title page, missing front board, all else appears present, some pages have chafes and rear endpaper has a coin sized hole. Many pages have brown tape stains in gutter, tape still stuck fast. A collection of spare parts could provide that missing plate or two. Size: 16mo
Seller: Book Bungalow, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Mr. Tod. Frederick Warne & Co., Inc., New York, 1912.
Price: US$12.95 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Small hardcover (24mo) bound in dark green boards lettered in white, with color picture of a fox on front cover, in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 93 pages. Illustrated with color drawings throughout by author. No publishing date, post 1970 with isbn, seventh printing thus, presumably 1970's. Volume 13 in the Beatrix Potter collection published by Warne, which ran to 23 volumes. No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight, unmarked book. White dust-jacket is clean with just a hint of age toning. A near fine copy in a very good dust-jacket.
Seller: Great Expectations Rare Books, Staten Island, NYC, NY, U.S.A.
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Mr. Tod. Frederick Warne and Co., 1912.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Undated reprint hardcover with light blue paper covered boards with green ink and a paste on illustration of a fox wearing clothes. Light soil on head of page block. 94pp text is clean, crisp and complete. Illustration of farm animals reading books on end papers. White out on front end paper to remove PON. Original unclipped dj with negligible soil displays well in new mylar. Beatrix Potter loved the countryside and spent much of her childhood drawing and studying animals. The Tale of Peter Rabbit, was her first book, Beatrix Potter went on to publish more than 20 tales and collections of rhymes.
Seller: HORSE BOOKS PLUS LLC, Boston, VA, U.S.A.
Beatrix Potter. The Tale of Mr Tod. Frederick Warne and Co, 1912.
Price: US$15.13 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1912. Frederick Warne and Co. Ltd. Hardcover. GOOD Pictorial card boards. Some pages are marked but text and illustrations are clear. Frontispiece detached. Spine missing. Name and address on back of frontispiece. 7x5
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Mr. Tod (Potter 23 Tales). Warne, 1912.
Price: US$25.05 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: 15 X 11 CM- " Beatrix Potter (illustrator). Reprint 1986.- "Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny are back in this adventure that also features two particularly "disagreeable" villains.Fortunately, those two villainsTommy Brock the badger and Mr. Tod the foxdislike each other so much that, when Tommy Brock kidnaps Benjamin's young family, Mr. Tod unwittingly becomes the rabbits' ally. Now, with all the original text in a fully illustrated Worthington Press edition, Beatrix Potter's animal stories have been a joy to generations of young readers. Her warm, playful illustrations in soft colors invite children into the world of words and flights of fancy. Once there, she gently and humorously guides readers along the path of righteousness, leaving just enough room for children to wonder if that incorrigible Peter will be back in McGregor's garden tomorrow. Helen Beatrix Potter (1866 - 1943) was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist best known for her children's books featuring animals, her first and perhaps most famous being The Tale of Peter Rabbit. In all, Potter wrote thirty books; the best known being her twenty-three children's tales. Frederick Warne & Co was founded in 1865 by London bookseller and publisher, Frederick Warne. I Hardcover has white laminated covers with full color illustrations front & rear, black lettering on spine & front cover. No DJ.
Seller: Mad Hatter Bookstore, Westbank, BC, Canada
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Mr. Tod. Frederick Warne & Co. LTD, London, 1912.
Price: US$39.78 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: VG- (minor scribbling on endpaper). Same format as first issue. Scarce. Binding is boards.
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, IOBA, MWABA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Beatrix Potter. The Tale Of Mr Toad. Frederick Warne, 1912.
Price: US$42.19 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1912. Frederick Warne . Hardcover. ACCEPTABLE Illustrated boards. Green titles. Slight edgewear. Slight foxing throughout. Slight endpage foxing. Spine sunned. Spine worn. 5 x 4
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Mr. Tod. Frederick Warne and Co, 1912.
Price: US$64.41 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Grey cover with paste on picture and green title and decoration. Some scratching and rubbing. Spine cover partly detached and torn but netting firm. Pictoral front endpaper but back endpaper missing and hinge broken. Some pages show signs of damp and have stuck and been freed with a few words missing, some pages have small tears and some are dirty. Obviously a much loved book but all pages are included and bound. The usual delightful Potter illustrations in colour and black and white. Contains further adventures of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny
Seller: The Book Box, Beccles, NORWI, United Kingdom
POTTER, Beatrix. THE TALE OF MR. TOD. Frederick Warne 1912, London, 1912.
Price: US$64.41 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Early edition, fair condition, small square, printed boards with colour illustration pasted to front, missing lower two thirds of spine, and crush to top of spine, moderate wear to covers, coloured illustrated end papers (advertising Tale of Mr. Tod and The Tale of Pigling Bland as the first volumes in a new series)no date of publication or edition, copyright 1912, 15 colour plates printed recto only plus drawings in text, 94 pages. [QP]
Seller: Portman Rare Books, Tonbridge, United Kingdom
Poter, Beatrix:. The Tale of Mr. Tod. London: Frederick Warne & Co, 1912.
Price: US$70.85 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Small HB. Possibly 1st ED. 94pp, 15 colour plates plus illustrations in the text. Brown paper boards with colour illustration of fox pasted to front. Colour illustration to front pastedown of a list of 12 Peter Rabbit books (the last one on the list being Timmy Tiptoes), colour illustration to fep. Volume lacks spine although some of the webbing remains. Some spotting and rubbing to boards, small pencil tick marks to pastedown list, scuff mark to fep. Previous owner's pencilled name and address to reverse frontis. Some odd spotting throughout. Early impression of the 1st edition, c 1913. A good copy.
Seller: David Ford Books PBFA, Cley-next-the-Sea, United Kingdom
Potter Beatrix. The Tale of Mr Tod. Frederick Warne and Co Not Dated Circa 1912, 1912.
Price: US$77.30 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: All books outside UK sent airmail. PayPal accepted. Frederick Warne and Co , not dated circa 1912, pages. End papers as New York issue. Grey boards, Green titling to front and spine. Spine also has green design running down. Internally very clean, no names, inscriptions or repairs. Very slight spotting to prelims and edge of foredge. An early variant edition.
Seller: Lavender Fields Books PBFA, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Mr Tod. Frederick Warne & Co, London, 1912.
Price: US$90.17 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: First edition/First printing published by Frederic Warne & Co. London 1912. No marks or inscriptions. Loose in its binding. Archive tape repair at spine to ffep. Bumping and wear to corners. Spine missing it's card cover (Netting firm)
Seller: Idlegeniusbooks, London, United Kingdom
Beatrix Potter. The Tale of Mr Tod. Frederick Warne, 1912.
Price: US$96.62 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: From the library of Jocelyn Brooke. Covers poor as shown. Run of page good with browning. This was Brookes favourite Potter story, mentioned as being read to him by Ninnie in The Goose Cathedral.
Seller: The Sentinel Books, Hythe, KENT, United Kingdom
Potter Beatrix. The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse. Frederick Warne and Co Not Dated Circa 1912, 1912.
Price: US$96.62 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: All books outside UK sent airmail. PayPal accepted. Frederick Warne and Co , not dated circa 1912, 86 pages, ( 84 are numbered) Correct end papers. Cream boards, green titling 142 x 108 mm, with the 'O' in place. Internally very clean, no names, incriptions or repairs. An early copy, slight nicks at joint head of spine and a little marked on covers.
Seller: Lavender Fields Books PBFA, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Mr. Tod. Frederick Warne & Co., New York, 1912.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Paper covered boards with illustrated pastedown to front cover. 16mo. First American edition. 94 pp. Very good +. Extremities lightly rubbed. Approximately one inch tear to paper covering boards at spine. Illustrated in color and black & white throughout.
Seller: David Morrison Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Beatrix Potter. The Tale of Mr Tod. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, London, 1912.
Price: US$122.38 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Biege fibre board covers with let in illustration. A bit grubby with some edge/corner wear. Spine 1cm split to bottom. 94 pages unmarked with all illustrations in place. Binding holding all pages but a bit weak and some page splits to bottom.
Seller: Buybyebooks, Honiton, United Kingdom
Potter Beatrix. The Tale of Mrs Tiggy - Winkle. Frederick Warne and Co Not Dated Circa 1912, 1912.
Price: US$122.38 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: All books outside UK sent airmail. PayPal accepted. Frederick Warne and Co, not dated circa 1912 ( has endpapers of 1910 as Mrs Tittlemouse) 142 x 108 mm. Green boards, white titling, ' O's are present- 86 pages ( 84 are numbered) internally very clean, no names, incriptions or repairs. Slight scuff on rear panel and a little spotting to foredge otherwise an exceptionally good copy for its age.
Seller: Lavender Fields Books PBFA, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Potter Beatrix. The Tale of Mr. Tod. Frederick Warne & Co London, 1912.
Price: US$122.38 + shipping
Description: 12mo(14.4x10.4) HB 12mo(14.4x10.4) HB 93pp illus. Light grey, illus paper covered boards with dark green lettering. The spine has been replaced with a matching grey bookcloth & most of the original spine reattached (text intact) - a little discolouring & rubbing & but still good/v.good. Photos available on request. No dust jacket. Minimal age discoouring-else internally v.good/near fine. (170g)
Seller: Bentfinger Book Services, Loughborough, United Kingdom
Beatrix Potter. THE TALE OF Mr TOD. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd, London, 1912.
Price: US$128.83 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This fine copy is quarter bound in tan cloth to tan paper covered boards with brown titling and an inset colour plate to the upper board. A dust wrapper is not called for. The text block is unmarked, tight, white, bright and square. The 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. Black and white illustrations outnumber those in colour. The tale is critically considered one of Potter's "most complex and successful in plot and tone. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. This is just one of a number of Beatrix Potter first editions I am selling on this site. Ref WWW 2
Seller: Amazing Book Company, Liphook, United Kingdom
Beatrix Potter. The Tale of Mr. Tod. Frederick Warne and Co, London, 1912.
Price: US$154.59 + shipping
Description: The first edition of this charming tale by Beatrix Potter, following a kidnapping of the children of Benjamin Bunny and Flopsy. The first edition, one of the first or second printings which are indistinguishable from one another, with the dedication reading 'William Francis' rather than 'Francis William'.'The Tale of Mr Tod' follows archenemies Tommy Brock the badger and the fox Mr. Tod, after Brock kidnaps the children of Benjamin Bunny and Flopsy, hiding them in the oven of Mr. Tod's house.This tale is the first published in the new larger format in a more elaborate binding, despite Potter's disapproval of the style.Beautifully illustrated in colour in Potter's typical style, with fourteen colour plates, and monochrome in-text illustrations.Collated, bound without the frontispiece. In the original publisher's paper covered boards. Externally, the rear board is cocked and dampstained. Smaller tide mark to the front board. Lacking the backstrip. Aged tape to the joints. Minor bumping to the extremities. Hinges are starting but firm. Rear endpaper is adhered a small amount to the head of the rear paste down. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age toned and clean with a few minor handling marks, and scattered spots. Prior owner's ink inscription to the half-title. Good Only
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Beatrix Potter. The Tale Of Mr. Tod. Frederick Warne And Co., New York, 1912.
Price: US$170.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good condition, either a first or second printing. First and second printings have the date on the title page. Everything original condition, The book has some surface wear to the cover and spine. About a half an inch off the top left hand side of the top of the spine. String binding. Loose spine at pages 22 and 23, 34 and 35, some of the strings broke, but the rest of the book solid. Dedication to William Francis of Ulva Someday. Text page 27 reads refreshment, something much dinged on page 75, page 90 lacks upside down question mark in phrase amongst the wreckage. Endpapers Plate XI for Mr Tod 1912. Double spread front, repeated at back.
Seller: Jans Collectibles: Vintage Books, Bethany, MO, U.S.A.
Beatrix Potter. The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes. Frederick Warne and Co. Ltd., London, 1912.
Price: US$180.36 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A charming early edition of this much loved children's work, illustrated in colour throughout. An early printing of this work, dated c1912 due to the presence of first edition endpapers, but no date to the title page. Timmy Tiptoes was first published in 1911. 'The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes' follows a squirrel who is believed to be a nut-thief by his friend, who then imprison him in a hollow tree with the hope that we will confess. Illustrated with twenty-seven colour plates by Potter. Collated, complete. In the original pictorial cloth. Externally smart, with slight loss and lifting to the backstrip and the odd mark to the rear board. Slight bumping to the extremities. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean with just the odd handling mark. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
POTTER, Beatrix. The tale of Mr. Tod. Frederick Warne, London, 1912.
Price: US$186.54 + shipping
Description: Either first edition, first printing or 1st reprint. Dated 1912 on title page; 25,000 copies were printed in October 1912 and 10,000 in November of the same year as per Linder page 428. A few spots of foxing; boards a little worn at edges; spine browned & worn, with small loss at foot. With 15 colour plates; pictorial end papers.
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Price: US$193.24 + shipping
Description: , 84 pages, first edition 3rd printing with no date on title page, endpapers design 6 and 7 (Linder) and leaf 4 of H has no imprint of Edmund Evans First edition , corners and boards rubbed, small repaired tears to top of spine, mark to front board, front hinge cracked but board held, tipped in manuscript dedication to verso of front free endpaper, light finger marks to pages, very good condition , coloured paper covered boards, inlaid coloured picture, printed titles to front and spine, illustrated endpapers , 18 cm x 14 cm Hardback ISBN:
Seller: Keoghs Books, Skipton, United Kingdom
Beatrix Potter. The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes. Frederick Warne and Co, London, 1912.
Price: US$238.33 + shipping
Description: A beautifully illustrated early edition of Beatrix Potter's charming tale, about a squirrel named Timmy Tiptoes. An early printing of this work, dated c1912 due to the presence of first edition endpapers, but no date to the title page. Timmy Tiptoes was first published in 1911.'The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes' follows a squirrel who is believed to be a nut-thief by his friend, who then imprison him in a hollow tree with the hope that we will confess.Illustrated with twenty-seven colour plates by Potter. Collated, complete. In the publisher's original paper covered boards. Externally, fine. Internally, firmly bound. Binding a touch strained. Pages exceptionally clean and bright. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Beatrix Potter. The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes. Frederick Warne and Co, London, 1912.
Price: US$244.77 + shipping
Description: A sought after early edition of this charming Beatrix Potter tale, complete with her colourful original illustrations. An early reprint, with first edition endpapers but no date to the title.'The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes' follows a squirrel who is believed to be a nut-thief by his fellows, who imprison him in a hollow tree with the hope that we will confess.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, smart, with some minor marks to the boards. Very light bumping to the extremities. Front hinge is starting but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Small patch of wear to the margins to page 32 and 33. Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the half-title. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Mr. Tod.. Frederick Warne and Co, 1912.
Price: US$386.48 + shipping
Description: FIRST EDITION, first or second issue, printed dedication incorrectly to "William Francis" as called for, 15 full-page illustrations in colour (including frontispiece) and numerous black-and-white line drawings throughout, first edition endpapers, a few faint marks at fore-margin, contemporary presentation inscription to front endpaper, pp. 94, 16mo, publisher's grey boards, upper board ruled and lettered in green, with pasted-on colour illustration of the eponymous fox, decorative green printed backstrip, board edges and backstrip faintly toned, slight abrasion on upper cover, very good. A new departure for the Peter Rabbit book series, placing the villains centre stage. (Linder p.429; Quinby 21)
Seller: Blackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA, Oxford, United Kingdom
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Mr Tod. Frederick Warne & Co, 1912.
Price: US$418.69 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition, first or second printing with date on title and copyright (Frederick Warne & Co, 1912). Some rubbing in places - mainly to corners - with a chip to spine head and abrasion to foot. A few instances of faint soiling to boards, and a few spots to edges and opening few pages, but otherwise very nice and clean internally and free from any names or inscriptions. A very good copy
Seller: Fine Book Cellar Ltd. ABA ILAB PBFA, Chelmsford, United Kingdom
Potter, Beatrix. THE TALE OF MR. TOD. , 1912.
Price: US$425.00 + shipping
Description: London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1912. Original light grey paper-covered boards with front cover color plate. First Edition of Beatrix Potter's eighteenth book, and the first title to appear in the "New Series" that was unfortunately issued in a binding almost as fragile as the earlier titles. Unlike Beatrix Potter's earlier books, the principal characters are villains! and in the opening paragraph we get a hint of this fact. When sending Warne some of the book drawings, Beatrix Potter referred to the one about the fight between [the fox] Mr. Tod and [the badger] Tommy Brock [on page 86] -- which she found difficult to draw: "You will see a very confused one of the combat. I could hardly shirk one picture of it; but it was difficult to work out in detail so I made it dark." [Linder] This copy is in light grey boards (buff was another option -- no precedence). It is in near-fine condition (spine slightly browned as always, a couple of small edge-chips in the front-cover plate). Linder pp 210-212 and p. 429.
Seller: Sumner & Stillman [ABAA], Yarmouth, ME, U.S.A.
Beatrix Potter. The Tale of Mr Tod. Frederick Warne, London, 1912.
Price: US$490.70 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A very nice copy with a small circl dot on the front board and some marks on the back , new spine with the original titles laid on, page 15 and page 28 have small splash marks otherwise all good and tight.
Seller: VANESSA PARKER RARE BOOKS, Westport, MAYO, Ireland
POTTER, Beatrix.. The Tale of Mr. Tod.. London and New York: Frederick Warne and Co., 1912, 1912.
Price: US$579.72 + shipping
Description: First edition, first or second impression, with the publication year on the title page; the first two impressions are identical. This story stands out in Potter's oeuvre as a longer, darker tale, in which the two protagonists - the badger and the fox - are both villains. The book opens with the narrator stating: "I have made many books about well-behaved people. Now, for a change, I am going to make a story about two disagreeable people". This opening "was one that [Potter] was particularly proud of, since it got away from the familiar setting of 'once upon a time'. It also highlighted her mood and her approach to this last book set at Sawrey. The forty-two pen and ink sketches in Mr. Tod are deliberately framed by heavy lines, making them resemble woodcuts. They give the violent story a primitive quality suited to the atmosphere of primal enmity" (Lear, pp. 245-6). Linder p. 429; Quinby 21. Linda Lear, Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature, 2007. Sextodecimo (137 x 102 mm). Recent green half morocco, spine with raised bands, gilt lettering and decoration in compartments, original paper-covered boards, colour pictorial onlay on front cover, original pictorial front endpapers, new rear endpapers. With colour frontispiece and 14 similar plates, numerous black and white illustrations in text, all by the author. Occasional small marks and light fingersoiling to contents, else clean. A very good copy, attractively bound.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Mr. Tod. Frederick Warne And Co, New York & London, 1912.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Description: 94 pages. 14 x 11 cm. First edition, first or second printing with date on title, color frontispiece and 14 color plates, plain title vignette and illustrations in text. illustrated endpapers, bookplate and owner inscription verso free front endpaper. LINDOR p.429. QUIMBY 21. Orig. light gray boards lettered in black, cover illustration inset in frame. Near fine
Seller: Royoung Bookseller, Inc. ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$730.45 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - Rubbing to top and bottom of spine. Scratch on front board. Faint pencil inscription to FEP. Please see photos as part of condition report 1912 1st Edition , US Edition THE TALE OF MR. TOD By Beatrix Potter Helen Beatrix Potter (28 July 1866 – 22 December 1943) was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist. She is best known for her children's books featuring animals, such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit, which was her first published work in 1902. Her books, including 23 Tales, have sold more than 250 million copies. Potter was also a pioneer of merchandising—in 1903, Peter Rabbit was the first fictional character to be made into a patented stuffed toy, making him the oldest licensed character. Illustrated By: Beatrix Potter Format: Hardcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Published By: Frederick Warne, New York duodecimo or twelvemo (12mo 5 × 7+3?8 127 × 187),Pages 95 ISBN: The 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. SKU: BTETM0001668 Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
Seller: Books That Expand The Mind, Margate, KENT, United Kingdom
Potter, Beatrix. THE TALE OF MR. TOD. Frederick Warne and Co, London, 1912.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition of the first picture book in the Peter Rabbit universe to follows the villains. This was the first book in the series to be styled "The Peter Rabbit Books, Series II, New Style," featuring a slightly modified and more elaborate binding, but in the same format. Warne had suggested this book being an entirely new series, but Potter asserted her desire to keep "the Peter Rabbit book' name" (quoted in Linder). 5.25'' x 4''. Original grey boards stamped in dark green, pictorial paste-on. Color pictorial endpapers. Illustrated by Potter with color frontispiece, 14 full-page color plates, and numerous black-and-white in-text images. 94 pages. Small Hereford bookseller ticket in gutter of front pastedown. Rear joint cracked after last text leaf but firm. A few spots of rubbing to boards, spine toned. Interior clean.
Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Mr. Tod. Frederick Warne & Co, New York, 1912.
Price: US$850.00 + shipping
Description: Original tan boards decoratively stamped and lettered in dark brown on front cover within a brown single rule border and decoratively stamped and lettered in brown on spine. Large color pictorial label on front cover within a blind rectangular panel surrounded by a broad brown single rule border. Color pictorial endpapers (Quinby Plate XI). 93, [1]. Color frontispiece and fourteen color plates (included in pagination). Black and white vignette on title-page and forty-one black and white vignettes in the text. The absolute bare minimum of rubbing to board extremities. A near fine copy in the original (chipped and torn) glassine wrapper. "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. Quinby 21a. Linder, p. 429 (UK edition).
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. -- ABAA, ILAB, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Mr. Tod. Published by Frederick Warne and Co., London, 1912.
Price: US$901.78 + shipping
Description: , 1-94 pages, contain 15 colour plates including the frontispiece, black and white vignette on title page, 41 black and white line drawings throughout, First edition endpaper (Linder figure 10 p414-415) first or second printing of first edition (dedication uncorrected from William Francis to Francis William, Linder p212) First Edition , very nice copy, slight wear to top and tail of spine, minor foxing on the edges, small library mark embossed into half title page, very good condition , printed buff paper boards, brown title on the front cover with printed full colour illustration, printed brown title and decoration on spine , 14.5 x 11.5 cm Hardback ISBN:
Seller: Keoghs Books, Skipton, United Kingdom
Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Mr. Tod. Frederick Warne & Co, New York, 1912.
Price: US$950.00 + shipping
Description: Original gray boards decoratively stamped and lettered in dark green on front cover within a brown single rule border and decoratively stamped and lettered in brown on spine. Large color pictorial label on front cover within a blind rectangular panel surrounded by a broad brown single rule border. Color pictorial endpapers (Quinby Plate XI). 93, [1]. Color frontispiece and fourteen color plates (included in pagination). Black and white vignette on title-page and forty-one black and white vignettes in the text. A very fine copy in the original (very slightly chipped) glassine wrapper. "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. Quinby 21a. Linder, p. 429 (UK edition).
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. -- ABAA, ILAB, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Beatrix Potter. The Tale of Pigling Bland. Frederick Warne, London UK, 1912.
Price: US$2125.63 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A bright and very good first edition copy with rare original dust jacket. Clean original green boards with pictorial insert of Pigling Bland on the upper cover. A few marks within the contents. Repaired dust jacket with loss and tears. Unfortunate remains of hand written title of "Squirrel Nutkin" across the spine of the jacket. Quinby No:22 p 83.
Seller: Rare And Antique Books PBFA, Exeter, DEVON, United Kingdom
POTTER, Beatrix.. The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck.. London Frederick Warne Circa, 1912.
Price: US$3025.00 + shipping
Description: 16mo; inscribed on half-title and front and rear endpapers by Annie Maria Harris née Armitt; colour illustrations throughout, one leaf with vertical crease to right-hand side; publisher's green boards with inset rectangular panel to upper cover, pictorial endpapers, front free endpaper rubbed with slight surface loss to fore-margin, spine faded. Inscribed on the front free endpaper: 'Mary Mackenzie from Mrs. Stanford Harris, Rydal Cottage, August 1912' and with six stanzas of verse by Annie Harris née Armitt on the front free endpaper and rear endpapers, beginning 'In memory of Rydal/Where Mary lived awhile.', initialled 'A.M.H' on both pastedowns; the half-title additionally inscribed 'I think Jemima Puddle/Was a very foolish duck;/She made a wretched muddle,/And scarce deserved her luck. A.M.H.' Annie Maria Armitt (1850-1933), one of three gifted and well-educated sisters, was a novelist, poet, short story writer, and essayist. Unusually for the time Mr Armitt wanted to give his talented daughters a first class education, but in 1867 this plan went awry when their father died suddenly leaving the trio facing severe financial difficulties. Undaunted however, together they opened a school in Eccles, Lancashire, which thrived, allowing them to travel and continue their own studies. In 1912 the youngest sister, Mary Louisa, founded The Armitt Library, now known as The Armitt, a museum, library and gallery, devoted to preserving and sharing the cultural heritage of the Lake District. Beatrix Potter was one of the Armitt's earliest supporters, and the collection holds a number of her family's books, her own first edition copies of her books, and a large number of botanical watercolours by her. Annie Armitt married Stanford Harris in 1877 and went to live near Hawkshead in the Lake District. In 1882 Mary and Sophia received a substantial legacy and in 1894 they moved to Rydal, where they lived with Annie, now widowed, for the rest of their lives. Here the sisters enjoyed socialising with a large circle of distinguished friends, including John Ruskin as well as Beatrix Potter. 'Jemima Puddle-Duck is her poem about [Hill Top Farm] itself, and anyone who is curious to reconstruct its exact appearance in those days can do so from the pictures in that book ' (Margaret Lane). Another of the author's most famous creations, Jemima Puddle-Duck, with her naive & trusting nature, was based on a real duck from Hill Top Farm, and proved immensely popular, spin-off merchandise including a Jemima painting book and illustrated fabric placemats hand-fashioned by Potter and distributed to friends. Critically, the book is considered one of Potter's best. For the first edition of 1908 see Linder, p.427; Quinby 14.
Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United Kingdom
POTTER, Beatrix.. The Tale of Mr. Tod.. London & New York: Frederick Warne and Co., 1912, 1912.
Price: US$4508.92 + shipping
Description: First edition, first or second impression, with the publication year on the title page; the first two impressions are identical. Linder, p. 429; Quinby 21. Sextodecimo. Original grey boards, spine and front cover lettered in green, front cover with pictorial label, pictorial endpapers. With the printed glassine jacket. Housed in a custom brown cloth folding box. Frontispiece and 14 colour illustrations by the author. Boards gently bowed, the occasional spot to contents; an excellent copy in the toned jacket with some shallow chips to extremities.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom