Description
Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Two Bad Mice, first edition, first or second printing, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 26 colour plates, pictorial endpapers, occasional very light marking, ink gift inscription dated 1905 to half-title, original grey boards with mounted colour illustration, spine slightly faded and chipped at foot, small chip to head of spine, minor bumping to corners, still overall a very good and unusually sharp copy, [Linder p.424; Quinby 7], 16mo, 1904.
⁂ One of the most difficult titles in the series to find in first edition and good condition.
The Tale of Two Bad Mice was jointly inspired by a pet mouse of Potter's and by Norman Warne's construction of a dollhouse for his niece. Potter adopted the mouse after it was caught in a trap and named in Hunca Munca. Hunca Munca turned out to be quite personable and proved a good drawing model for Potter, her cleanly habits even provided an inspiration for her fictional counterpart. Sadly Hunca Munca died after falling from a chandelier after playing with Potter.
Lot 18
Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Two Bad Mice, first edition, 1904.
Hammer Price: £380
Description
Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Two Bad Mice, first edition, first or second printing, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 26 colour plates, pictorial endpapers, occasional very light marking, ink gift inscription dated 1905 to half-title, original grey boards with mounted colour illustration, spine slightly faded and chipped at foot, small chip to head of spine, minor bumping to corners, still overall a very good and unusually sharp copy, [Linder p.424; Quinby 7], 16mo, 1904.
⁂ One of the most difficult titles in the series to find in first edition and good condition.
The Tale of Two Bad Mice was jointly inspired by a pet mouse of Potter's and by Norman Warne's construction of a dollhouse for his niece. Potter adopted the mouse after it was caught in a trap and named in Hunca Munca. Hunca Munca turned out to be quite personable and proved a good drawing model for Potter, her cleanly habits even provided an inspiration for her fictional counterpart. Sadly Hunca Munca died after falling from a chandelier after playing with Potter.