Beschreibung:

Potter (Beatrix). The Tale of Peter Rabbit, 1st trade edition, London: Frederick Warne and Co., [1902], early issue with 'wept' for 'shed' on p.51, 31 colour illustrations, early inscription to half-title, grey leaf-patterned pastedowns (without free endpapers), one leaf torn to lower blank margin and few leaves with skinning to paper surface, occasional finger soiling and marks, adhesive tape residue staining to half-title, verso of final leaf and pastedowns, sewing weak, original grey boards lettered in silver-grey white, rectangular pictorial panel to front cover (torn with loss to upper left corner), spine torn with loss, worn and covers detached, 16mo (Qty: 1) Linder p. 421; Quinby 2.