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Auction archive: Lot number 118

POTTER, BEATRIX. Peter Rabbit's Painting Book. London: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd., n.d. [after May, 1919]. 8 colored plates facing 8 identical outline illustrations printed in dark brown; 4 illustrations on endpapers and title-page printed in dark b...

Auction 16.04.1997
16 Apr 1997
Estimate
US$200 - US$300
Price realised:
US$575
Auction archive: Lot number 118

POTTER, BEATRIX. Peter Rabbit's Painting Book. London: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd., n.d. [after May, 1919]. 8 colored plates facing 8 identical outline illustrations printed in dark brown; 4 illustrations on endpapers and title-page printed in dark b...

Auction 16.04.1997
16 Apr 1997
Estimate
US$200 - US$300
Price realised:
US$575
Beschreibung:

POTTER, BEATRIX. Peter Rabbit's Painting Book. London: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd., n.d. [after May, 1919]. 8 colored plates facing 8 identical outline illustrations printed in dark brown; 4 illustrations on endpapers and title-page printed in dark brown. Small 4to, original color pictorial green boards, minor rubbing and wear at edges; contents loose in binding (but complete and uncolored). Later English edition, printed after May, 1919, containing three sets of illustrations -- Tom Kitten's Painting Book. London: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd., n.d. [after May, 1919]. 8 colored plates facing 8 identical outline illustrations printed in dark brown; 4 illustrations on endpapers and title-page printed in dark brown. Small 4to, original color pictorial brownish-plum paper boards, spine ends and lower fore-corners a little worn, tear along bottom of lower joint; without any hand-coloring, some pale foxing. Presumed second edition, with "Ltd." in publisher's imprint on title. (2)

Auction archive: Lot number 118
Auction:
Datum:
16 Apr 1997
Auction house:
Christie's
New York, East
Beschreibung:

POTTER, BEATRIX. Peter Rabbit's Painting Book. London: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd., n.d. [after May, 1919]. 8 colored plates facing 8 identical outline illustrations printed in dark brown; 4 illustrations on endpapers and title-page printed in dark brown. Small 4to, original color pictorial green boards, minor rubbing and wear at edges; contents loose in binding (but complete and uncolored). Later English edition, printed after May, 1919, containing three sets of illustrations -- Tom Kitten's Painting Book. London: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd., n.d. [after May, 1919]. 8 colored plates facing 8 identical outline illustrations printed in dark brown; 4 illustrations on endpapers and title-page printed in dark brown. Small 4to, original color pictorial brownish-plum paper boards, spine ends and lower fore-corners a little worn, tear along bottom of lower joint; without any hand-coloring, some pale foxing. Presumed second edition, with "Ltd." in publisher's imprint on title. (2)

Auction archive: Lot number 118
Auction:
Datum:
16 Apr 1997
Auction house:
Christie's
New York, East
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