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1949-85 A Collection of Beatrix Potter Tales
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Description
Colour Plates, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper
A nice collection of ten popular tales by Beatrix Potter, all in the original dust wrappers, collecting together a handful of her beloved charming children's tales, all with her original colourful illustrations.
This set includes;
'Story of Miss Moppet', dated 1949. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and fourteen colour plates. Collated, complete.
'Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse', dated 1951. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and twenty-six colour plates. Collated, complete.
'Tale of Peter Rabbit', dated 1958. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and twenty-six colour plates. Collated, complete.
'Tale of Tom Kitten', dated 1959. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and twenty-six colour plates. Collated, complete.
'Tale of Little Pig Robinson', dated 1961. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, four colour plates, and monochrome illustrations. Collated, complete.
'Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies', dated 1961. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and twenty-six colour plates. Collated, complete.
'Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit', dated 1966. In the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and fourteen colour plates. Collated, complete.
'Tale of Samuel Whiskers', dated 1974. In the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and seventeen colour plates. Collated, complete.
'Tale of the Pie and the Patty Pan', dated 1977. In the original price-clipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and nine colour plates. Collated, complete.
'Tale of Pigling Bland', dated 1985. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and fourteen colour plates. Collated, complete.
Each volume is dated from the printer's code.
Condition
In the original publisher's paper covered boards, all in their original dust wrappers, all unclipped expect for 'Fierce Bad Rabbit', 'Samuel Whiskers', and 'Pie and the Patty Pan'. Externally, smart. A few light marks to the boards, heavier to 'Miss Moppet' and 'Mrs Tittlemouse'. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities. Front hinge of 'Miss Moppet' is starting but firm. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper of 'Samuel Whiskers'. Dust wrappers are edge worn, with loss to the head of the spines of 'Mrs Tittlemouse' and 'Peter Rabbit', smaller chips and tears to the other dust wrappers, including 'Samuel Whiskers'. Wraps for 'Mrs Tittlemouse' and 'Miss Moppet' are rubbed. A few light marks to the dust wrappers. Tidemark to the dust wrapper for 'Mrs Tittlemouse'. Loss to the front fly leaf of 'Peter Rabbit'. Spots heavier to 'Little Pig Robinson'. Internally, the earlier volumes are generally firmly bound, later are firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with a few scattered spots and handling marks. Half-title of 'Miss Moppet' is detached but present, tape repair to the gutter between the frontispiece and title page. Mark to the fore edge and pages 70 to 92 of 'Pigling Bland'.
Very Good Indeed
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