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Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Peter Rabbit, first edition, early printing, deluxe issue, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 26 colour plates, some occasional light marking, upper hinge tender, ink gift inscription dated Xmas 1906 to front free endpaper, original pink cloth with mounted colour illustration, lettering and decorations in gilt, spine slightly faded, spine ends and corners a little rubbed and bumped, light marking to foot of upper cover, still a very good copy, g.e., [Linder p.421; not in Quinby], 16mo, [c.1906].
*** This copy with front free endpapers introduced in September 1907 but without the re-drawn plates that also appeared that year.](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/xlarge/11bb83d0-9a90-ee11-b864-d4548b6f1f2f/1b8f9af4-6191-ee11-8178-002248070a4a.webp "8
Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Peter Rabbit, first edition, early printing, deluxe issue, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 26 colour plates, some occasional light marking, upper hinge tender, ink gift inscription dated Xmas 1906 to front free endpaper, original pink cloth with mounted colour illustration, lettering and decorations in gilt, spine slightly faded, spine ends and corners a little rubbed and bumped, light marking to foot of upper cover, still a very good copy, g.e., [Linder p.421; not in Quinby], 16mo, [c.1906].
*** This copy with front free endpapers introduced in September 1907 but without the re-drawn plates that also appeared that year.")
Description
Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Peter Rabbit, first edition, early printing, deluxe issue, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 26 colour plates, some occasional light marking, upper hinge tender, ink gift inscription dated Xmas 1906 to front free endpaper, original pink cloth with mounted colour illustration, lettering and decorations in gilt, spine slightly faded, spine ends and corners a little rubbed and bumped, light marking to foot of upper cover, still a very good copy, g.e., [Linder p.421; not in Quinby], 16mo, [c.1906].
⁂ This copy with front free endpapers introduced in September 1907 but without the re-drawn plates that also appeared that year.
Lot 8
Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Peter Rabbit, first edition, deluxe issue, [c.1906].
Hammer Price: £650
Description
Potter (Beatrix) The Tale of Peter Rabbit, first edition, early printing, deluxe issue, colour frontispiece, plain title vignette and 26 colour plates, some occasional light marking, upper hinge tender, ink gift inscription dated Xmas 1906 to front free endpaper, original pink cloth with mounted colour illustration, lettering and decorations in gilt, spine slightly faded, spine ends and corners a little rubbed and bumped, light marking to foot of upper cover, still a very good copy, g.e., [Linder p.421; not in Quinby], 16mo, [c.1906].
⁂ This copy with front free endpapers introduced in September 1907 but without the re-drawn plates that also appeared that year.
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