The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
$1,389 · Offered by Biblio
First edition
London: Frederick Warne and Co, 1908 . First edition. Hardback. Very Good. 6" by 4.5". Beatrix Potter. The sought after first edition of Beatrix Potter s charming and beautifully illustrated tale about Jemima Puddle-Duck. The first edition of one of Beatrix Potter s most popular tales, one of the first three printings, which are said to be indistinguishable. Quinby 14, with plate IV endpapers as called for, and dated 1908 to the tail of the title page and to the colophon.Illustrated with twenty-seven colour plates illustrated in Potter s signature style. Collated, complete. The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck was the first of Potter s works to be set wholly at her Lake District farm. The charming tale follows an Aylesbury domestic duck who searches for a place to hatch her eggs without human - or animal - interference.Contemporary inscription to recto of frontispiece. Small Jan 1913 stamp to front pastedown.Rebacked, retaining original endpapersPotter s status as an icon of twentieth century children s literature endures to this day. Rebacked, in the publisher s original paper covered boards, with restoration to back strip. Retaining original endpapers.. Otherwise externally excellent. Hinges strained but firmly held. Small stamp to front pastedown. Inscription to recto of frontispiece. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with the odd spot or light handling mark. Very Good
- Publisher: Frederick Warne and Co
- Year: 1908
- Edition: First Edition
- Binding: hardcover
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