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Lot 191

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The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit, Frederick Warne; and first editions of "The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin", "The Tale of Tom Kitten", "Ginger & Pickles", "The Tale of Two Bad Mice", and "Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes", each with some loss/repairs to spines but otherwise good, fresh copies in boxes (10)

27 November 2018, 13:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit, first printing, 3 small tape repairs, a few creases, lacks flap on upper cover, [1906]; The Story of Miss Moppet, second printing, child's name in ink inside upper cover, [1906], panoramic form folding into publisher's cloth wallet, printed colour label on covers; The Story of Miss Moppett, first edition in book form, pencil inscription on half-title, publisher's boards, [1916]; The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher, first or second printing, DE LUXE COPY, pale red ink stain throughout (extensive to opening few leaves, reducing to fore-edge and one corner), old repair to upper hinge, publisher's cloth gilt, worn, 1906; Peter Rabbit's Almanac for 1929, publisher's boards, ORIGINAL PLAIN GLASSINE WRAPPER, 1929, all but third mentioned FIRST EDITIONS, colour plates, each in felt-lined solander box, [Quinby 12, 11, 11A, 10, 28], 16mo or 12mo, Frederick Warne; and first editions of "The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin", "The Tale of Tom Kitten", "Ginger & Pickles", "The Tale of Two Bad Mice", and "Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes", each with some loss/repairs to spines but otherwise good, fresh copies in boxes (10)

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