Lot 135
POTTER, BEATRIX
5 WORKS, COMPRISING
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photography
Auction: 31 January 2019 at 11:00 GMT
Description
The Tailor of Gloucester. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1903. First edition, first issue with the same endpaper repeated four times, original maroon boards, gift inscription to endpaper; The Tale of Benjamin Bunny. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1904. First edition, (first or second printing, with "muffetees" mispelt as muffatees" on p. 15, 16mo, original grey boards, ownership signature to half-title; The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1911. First edition, (first or second printing), 16mo, original dark green boards; The Tale of Mr. Tod. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1912. First edition, (first or second printing), 16mo, original grey boards, listed by Quinby as a variant stamped in green; The Tale of Pigling Bland. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1913. First edition, [first or second printing], 8vo, original green boards (Quinby variant); all with some general wear and various levels of soiling (5)