Lot 49
Potter (Beatrix) Peter Rabbit's Almanac for 1929, first edition, 1929.
Hammer Price: £400
Description
Potter (Beatrix) Peter Rabbit's Almanac for 1929, first edition, colour frontispiece, colour title vignette and 12 colour plates, plain illustrations and decorations, pictorial endpapers, publisher's printed promotional leaflet loosely inserted, original tan boards with mounted colour illustration, spine a little darkened, some light rubbing and spotting, but an excellent copy overall, [Linder pp.254-255; Quinby 28], 16mo, 1929.
⁂ Originally planned as part of a series, however Potter was unhappy with the finished article, making this the sole almanac produced. It is nevertheless a charming production.
Description
Potter (Beatrix) Peter Rabbit's Almanac for 1929, first edition, colour frontispiece, colour title vignette and 12 colour plates, plain illustrations and decorations, pictorial endpapers, publisher's printed promotional leaflet loosely inserted, original tan boards with mounted colour illustration, spine a little darkened, some light rubbing and spotting, but an excellent copy overall, [Linder pp.254-255; Quinby 28], 16mo, 1929.
⁂ Originally planned as part of a series, however Potter was unhappy with the finished article, making this the sole almanac produced. It is nevertheless a charming production.
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