Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, first edition, first or second printing, 1909, with notice board lettering on p.14 which reads ‘Peter Rabbit & Mother, Florists..’ with twenty-six colour illustrations, pictorial endpapers, original green boards lettered in silver-grey, with shaped pictorial panel to front board.
Note: this book contains what are considered to be Potter's finest illustrations. She based them on her Uncle and Aunts formal gardens in Gwaenynog, Denbigh
Condition: boards good, spine with light sun fade, corners not bumped, stitching good and tight, booksellers stamp to front endpaper, owners name in pencil to title page, overall a remarkably sharp, excellent copy.
Sold for £248
Result plus buyers premium
Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies, first edition, first or second printing, 1909, with notice board lettering on p.14 which reads ‘Peter Rabbit & Mother, Florists..’ with twenty-six colour illustrations, pictorial endpapers, original green boards lettered in silver-grey, with shaped pictorial panel to front board.
Note: this book contains what are considered to be Potter's finest illustrations. She based them on her Uncle and Aunts formal gardens in Gwaenynog, Denbigh
Condition: boards good, spine with light sun fade, corners not bumped, stitching good and tight, booksellers stamp to front endpaper, owners name in pencil to title page, overall a remarkably sharp, excellent copy.
Auction: Books, Photographs & Works on Paper, 9th Sep, 2021
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