The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher

£7,500.00

85 pages, complete with colour frontispiece and illustrations throughout, being a first edition, 1st or 2nd printing (believed to be identical) [see Linder pg 426], SIGNED on the front free endpaper to Miss Hammond with love from Beatrix Potter, and dated Aug 16th 1906, Miss Hammond was the author’s governess and later friend. There are 2 typed letters with this book from Warne & Sotheby’s from 1969 which relate to a previous owner thinking of selling it and a few more unsigned titles that were with it

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Signed

Author(s) Potter, Beatrix
Illustrator(s) N/A
Publisher(s) Published by Frederick Warne & Co
Published Date 1906
Signature Information Signed by Beatrix Potter
Size 14.5 x 10.5 cm
Book Condition Lacking back strip, covers have a few small surface chips at edges, hinges cracked and covers loosely held, frontispiece tipped back in with small gold paper strips, text and illustrations clean, a worn but complete copy, in fair condition
Jacket Condition N/A
Binding Original green paper boards, with white titles and coloured oval inset to front