£1,875
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs ft. the Library of the Late William St Clair | 683
Auction: 2 February 2022 at 10:00 GMT
The Tailor of Gloucester. London: Frederick Warne and Co.,1903. First trade edition (Quinby 4, endpapers matching Quinby plate i), 12mo, in variant maroon paper-covered boards, spine slightly chipped with neat repairs, some exceptionally light internal marking; [Idem] The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies. London: Frederick Warne and Co, 1909. First edition (Quinby 16, endpapers matching Quinby plate vii), original green paper-covered boards, spine split along lower joint, gift inscription to half-title, frontispiece partially detached; [Idem] The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1911. First edition (Quinby 20 with endpapers matching Quinby plate x), 12mo, original dark green paper covered boards, front endpapers and spine neatly repaired, ownership inscription in pencil; [Idem] The Tale of Mr. Tod. London: Frederick Warne and Co., [September-November] 1912. First edition (Quinby 21, endpapers matching Quinby plate xi), 12mo, in original variant grey paper-covered boards stamped in green; [Idem] The Tale of Pigling Bland. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1913. First edition (Quinby 22 with endpapers matching Quinby plate xii), 12mo, original maroon paper-covered boards, a little light wear to covers; [Idem] The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit. London: Frederick Warne and Co., [n.d., after 1913] 12mo, first edition in book form matching Quinby 12A and endpapers xii and xiii, original tan paper-covered boards a little rubbed; [Idem] The Tale of Samuel Whiskers, or the Roly-Poly Pudding. London: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., [n.d.] 12mo, original red paper-covered boards (7)