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| Book Number | B0005176 |
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| Title | The Tale of Peter Rabbit |
| Author(s) | Author: Potter, Beatrix [Helen] Illustrator: Beatrix Potter Beatrix [Helen] Potter (1866 to 1943)—English author, illustrator, mycologist and conservationist who was best known for her children's books that featured animal characters, such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit |
| Edition and Format | First Edition, [First Printing] —Edition identified by: Publisher's stated imprint information and flatback binding. [References: Beatrix Potter: A Bibliographical Check List by Jane Quinby, reference 1 and A History of the Writings of Beatrix Potter, Including Unpublished Work by Leslie Linder et al, reference p 420] Hardcover, Sextodecimo 142 mm (5 5/8 inches) by 107 mm (4 1/4 inches). 86 printed pages in publisher's original pale green paper covered boards with black lettering on the spine and upper board, issued in glazed paper dust jacket [not present]. 250 copies printed. This first privately printed edition of 250 copies was produced using family funds the book was rejected by a series of publishers. Contains colour frontispiece and 41 black and white illustrations by Beatrix Potter |
| Publisher(s) | Privately Printed for the Author by Strangeways, London, printed by Edmund Evans, London, 1901 stated [1902 actual] Frederick Warne and Co—(Founded in 1865) A British publishing firm famous for children's books, particularly those of Beatrix Potter along with Edward Lear, Kate Greenaway Walter Crane. and Observer Books. Warnes became a limited company in 1918 and were absorbed Into the Penguin Group in 1983. Note on identifying first editions: Warne's method of identifying first editions appears to be somewhat haphazard, especially on high volume titles such as Potters and Observers books. The presence of 'Ltd' in the company name, indicates 1918 or later and from about 1940 until their absorption into the Penguin group they used a system of printers codes to indicate the printer, month and year. Other than that carefully checking of bibliographical information on a book by book basis is required. Just to ensure confusion, they do often state the copyright date e.g. A Tale of Two Bad Mice will state 'Copyright 1904 by Frederick Warne and Co', but this appears a every copy printed until at least 1940!. [McBride page 107] [Zempel and Verkler page 484] . |
| Series | Peter Rabbit First Series Number One Peter Rabbit First Series—A series of classic children's books by Beatrix Potter (The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902), The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (1903), The Tailor of Gloucester (1903), The Tale of Benjamin Bunny (1904), The Tale of Two Bad Mice (1904), The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (1905, The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher (1906), The Tale of Tom Kitten (1907), The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck (1908), The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies (1909), The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse (1910), The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes (1911) and The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse (1918)) featuring animal characters, the best known being the main character in the first book; Peter Rabbit. The Series are companions to the books in the 'New Series' and 'Large Format Series', which between all three series have reportedly sold more than 150 million copies in 35 languages. The series contains 13 books. The first book was originally published in 1902 and the last book was originally published in 1918 |
| Content | Content The first book in the series. Peter Rabbit lives with his three sisters (Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cotton-tail) and their mother. He invades the garden of Mr. McGregor, despite his mother's orders not to do so, and his adventures begin …. |
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