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POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tale of Peter Rabbit. London: Frederick Warne, [1902].

First trade edition of Beatrix Potter's first book, first issue, with “wept big tears” on p. 51. In dark brown boards, with the letter O’s on the front cover dotted. Linder, p. 421; Quinby 2.

12mo. Color frontispiece and 30 color plates by Beatrix Potter (a few handling creases in lower margin of first few pages, 1902 gift inscription on frontispiece verso). Original brown boards, pictorial cover label, patterned endpapers (slight lean, wear to upper joint and spine ends).
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