The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin

Potter, Beatrix

Published by certainly to 1920, probably mid to late teens; brown paper boards with silver titles and circular plate of Nutkin dancing, pasted down endpapers with Mrs. Tittlemouse and Bee, no central picture; no printer mentioned on p. 86; single sided plates on coated paper with double sided text; 12mo, 85 pp., New York and London Frederick Warne & Co. 12 East 33d Street, (1903) early US edition, 1911

About this Item

CONDITION: Very Good; no names or other marks, tight, clean paper boards, extrems lightly bumped, lightly foxed top edge, a little rubbing to spine creases, opens freely, pages flat and clean, all in all very nice. Small hardback. The very satisfying tale of an impudent, naughty squirrel, true to life. Beautiful colour, deep and detailed without the harshness of the recoloured version. This book contains the G. A. Schwarz, 1006 Chestnut Street Philadelphia seal. (The toy store owned by a brother of F. A. O. Schwarz.) ABE Heritage Seller since 1996; conservative AB condition grading. We ship all our books in cardboard protection. International shipping. /BP, illustrator. Seller Inventory # 20306

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin

Publisher: certainly to 1920, probably mid to late teens; brown paper boards with silver titles and circular plate of Nutkin dancing, pasted down endpapers with Mrs. Tittlemouse and Bee, no central picture; no printer mentioned on p. 86; single sided plates on coated paper with double sided text; 12mo, 85 pp., New York and London Frederick Warne & Co. 12 East 33d Street, (1903) early US edition

Publication Date: 1911

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: /BP, illustrator.