Lot 46
POTTER, BEATRIX, 31 BOOKS
INCLUDING FIVE FIRST EDITIONS:
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 2 October 2018 at 12:00 BST
Description
The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1910. First edition, 16mo, original blue boards, endpapers matching Quinby X; The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1911. First edition, 16mo, original green boards, endpapers matching Quinby X; The Tale of Mr. Tod. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1912. First edition, 16mo, original tan boards, endpapers matching Quinby XI, spine lacking; Ginger & Pickles. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1909. First edition, 8vo, original tan boards, endpapers matching Quinby VIII & IX, some wear to covers, hinges splitting; And another copy, in fine condition, in green boards, published November 1909 [see Quinby 17.2]; Peter Rabbit's Painting Book. London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1911. First edition, 8vo, original green boards, with 12 colour and 12 outline plates (several having been completed by children), spine peeling; also Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes. London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1917. First edition, later impression in variation light green boards printed in red, published November 1917, Quinby endpapers XII & XIV; The Story of Miss Moppet. London: Frederick Warne & Co., [after 1913]. First edition in book form?, 16mo, original grey-green boards, Quinby endpapers XII & XIII [see Quinby 11A]; The Pie and the Patty Pan. London: Frederick Warne & Co., "1905". Early edition, 8vo, original brown boards [see Quinby 9B]; and 21 others on specially designed "Peter Rabbit's Book-Shelf", 44 x 23cm (31)