Potter, Beatrix. THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT. [PRIVATELY PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR, DECEMBER 1901] 16mo, first edition, first printing [limited to 250 copies], presentation copy inscribed by the author to john richard halpin ("For the little boy, | from Cousin B. | Christmas 1901") on front free endpaper, coloured frontispiece and 41 black and white illustrations by Beatrix Potter original pictorial grey-green boards, flat spine, some minor spotting and browning, two illustrations with sections skilfully coloured by hand, professional removal of other colouring and juvenile scribbling, some strengthening at gutter, binding slightly soiled and worn, restoration to spine
Potter, Beatrix. THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT. [PRIVATELY PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR, DECEMBER 1901] 16mo, first edition, first printing [limited to 250 copies], presentation copy inscribed by the author to john richard halpin ("For the little boy, | from Cousin B. | Christmas 1901") on front free endpaper, coloured frontispiece and 41 black and white illustrations by Beatrix Potter original pictorial grey-green boards, flat spine, some minor spotting and browning, two illustrations with sections skilfully coloured by hand, professional removal of other colouring and juvenile scribbling, some strengthening at gutter, binding slightly soiled and worn, restoration to spine
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