A Happy Pair
Published by Hildesheimer & Faulkner / Geo. C. Whitney [1890], London / New York, 1890
- First Edition
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Keoghs Books, Skipton, United KingdomKeoghs Books
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Association member: PBFA
Condition: Used
£ 20,000.00
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First Edition of 'A Happy Pair' the first publication to feature illustrations by Beatrix Potter. In her mid twenties, and with the encouragement of her Uncle Henry, an admirer of her work, Beatrix decided to approach a number of publishers with illustrations of her pet rabbit, Benjamin Bouncer (usually referred to as Bounce) which could be used for greetings cards. After an initial rejection the pictures were snapped up by Hildesheimmer & Faulkner, with payment of £6 and a request to see more of her work. Some were used as Christmas or New Years cards and six chromolithographed pictures (one repeated on the front cover) were printed alongside poems by lyricist Frank E. Weatherly in the small booklet, 'A Happy Pair'. The illustrations depict dressed bunnies, in coats, capes, aprons or smocks on various errands and jaunts and are somewhat more Victorian in style than her later work. This comes partially from the chromolithograph printing process, and also in that they are perhaps a bridge between her earlier technical natural history studies and her own playfully inventive little animals situated within carefully studied scenes. Few copies of 'A Happy Pair' still exist and they might have remained unidentified forever if it were not for the initials on each image (H. B. P.), as well as the appearance of Benjamin Bunny, on a station platform waiting for his train amongst his piles of luggage. Provenance: Christie's New York, Beatrix Potter: The Doris Frohnsdorff Collection, 16th April 1997; Justin Schiller; Private Collection of Thomas & Greta Schuster, (Laurie Duval, The Bibliography of Beatrix Potter, in The Book Collector, Winter 1966, pp. 454-459; Lane, The Tale of Beatrix Potter (1964), pp. 49 - 51; Linder and Linder, The Art of Beatrix Potter (1976), pp. 210-211; Taylor, Beatrix Potter Artist, Storyteller and Countrywoman (1987) pp. 51-52; Quinby, Beatrix Potter A Bibliographical Check List (1999), p. 115). First Edition. Bound in card wraps stitch bound with silk rose cord (with tassels), all edges gilt. Housed in a custom-made folding maroon cloth envelope within a matching drop-back box with gilt stamped morocco label to the spine, with the bookplate of Justin G. Schiller (designed by Maurice Sendak) to upper flap of envelope and to inside upper cover of the box. 16mo, 12 x 10 cm In very good condition, this copy is beautifully preserved, some small ink dots on the front cover and light wear to the spine fold, splitting at the bottom, with a bit of pulling at the holes, gilt edges bright and pages clean showing just a little faint spotting.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- A Happy Pair
- Author
- Weatherly, Frederic E.; [H. B. P, Potter, Beatrix]
- Publisher
- Hildesheimer & Faulkner / Geo. C. Whitney [1890], London / New York
- Publication year
- 1890
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Illustrator
- Illustrated by H. B. P. [Beatrix Potter]
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- Children's
Keoghs Books
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