POTTER, BEATRIX. The Tale of Peter Rabbit. London: Frederick Warne and Co., [1902].
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POTTER, BEATRIX. The Tale of Peter Rabbit. London: Frederick Warne and Co., [1902].
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POTTER, BEATRIX. The Tale of Peter Rabbit. London: Frederick Warne and Co., [1902].
Lot Details
POTTER, BEATRIX.
The Tale of Peter Rabbit. London: Frederick Warne and Co., [1902].
16mo. Color frontispiece and 30 color plates. Original brown boards stamped in white and with inset color illustration to upper cover, custom cloth clamshell case replicating original binding. Rebacked preserving original spine, otherwise excellent.

FIRST COMMERCIAL EDITION with "wept big tears" on p 51. Quinby 2.
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