c1919-1944 The Tales of Beatrix Potter

Description

Colour Plates, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

Eighteen volumes of later editions of the classic children's tales of author and illustrator Beatrix Potter, each richly illustrated in colour throughout.

Beginning in 1901 with the private printing of 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit' following a mischievous and disobedient young Peter Rabbit as he is chased around the garden of Mr McGregor, twenty-three of these charming children's tales were published in total. 

Two volumes, 'The Tale of Flopsy Bunnies' and 'The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse', are in the original unclipped dust wrappers, and each illustrated with a frontispiece and twenty-six plates. Collated, complete. Both volumes dated circa 1935 via the advertisements for 'Peter Rabbit's Race Game' to the front flyleaves.

Nine of these volumes are dated by the publisher:

The Tale of Ginger and Pickles, 1942, with twenty-seven colour plates.

The Tale of Mr. Tod, 1942, with twenty-seven colour plates.

The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or, The Roly-Poly Pudding, 1942, with twenty-seven colour plates.

The Tale of Benjamin Bunny, 1943, with twenty-seven colour plates.

The Tale of Tom Kitten, 1943, with twenty-seven colour plates.

The Tale of Little Pig Robinson, 1943, with twenty-seven colour plates.

The Tale of Two Bad Mice, 1943, with twenty-seven colour plates.

The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse, 1944, with twenty-seven colour plates.

Nine of these volumes can only be dated via the endpapers. These volumes were all published circa 1919-1921, following Frederick Warne becoming a limited company - which was 1919 - and with Quinby plate XV endpapers, which were used in publications between the year 1918 and 1921.

The Tailor of Gloucester, with twenty-seven colour plates.

The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, with twenty-seven colour plates.

The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, with twenty-seven colour plates.

The Tale of Pigling Bland, with twenty-seven colour plates.

The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, with twenty-seven colour plates.

The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, with twenty-seven colour plates.

The Tale of Peter Rabbit, with twenty-seven colour plates.

The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes, with twenty-seven colour plates.

The Tale of Two Bad Mice, with twenty-seven colour plates.

Collated, complete.