Lot 534
Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Mr Tod, first edition, the dedication copy, 1912.
Hammer Price: £1,900
Description
Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Mr Tod, first edition, first edition, first or second printing with date on title, dated by the author "Oct. 15th 1912" below the dedication, colour frontispiece and 14 colour plates, plain title vignette and illustrations in text, very light spotting and some finger-soiling, original grey boards with mounted colour illustration, slight shelf-lean, spine browned and chipped at head, light marking, [Linder p.429; Quinby 21], 16mo, 1912.
⁂ The dedication of The Tale of Mr Tod reads "For William Francis of Ulva - someday!". William Francis here refers to Francis William Clark (also the recipient of the inscribed copy in the next lot), the then two-year-old son of her cousin, Carolin Hutton who's husband was the Laird of Ulva.
It is very unusual to find a copy inscribed by Potter in this manner and implies that this is the dedication copy.
Description
Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Mr Tod, first edition, first edition, first or second printing with date on title, dated by the author "Oct. 15th 1912" below the dedication, colour frontispiece and 14 colour plates, plain title vignette and illustrations in text, very light spotting and some finger-soiling, original grey boards with mounted colour illustration, slight shelf-lean, spine browned and chipped at head, light marking, [Linder p.429; Quinby 21], 16mo, 1912.
⁂ The dedication of The Tale of Mr Tod reads "For William Francis of Ulva - someday!". William Francis here refers to Francis William Clark (also the recipient of the inscribed copy in the next lot), the then two-year-old son of her cousin, Carolin Hutton who's husband was the Laird of Ulva.
It is very unusual to find a copy inscribed by Potter in this manner and implies that this is the dedication copy.
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