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The tale of Peter Rabbit

Book
1902 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Printed book, 97 pages. Illustrated throughout with 31 three-colour-process illustrations, including frontispiece. Line illustration as title page vignette. Olive-green cloth case binding. Upper cover with title, author and publisher's cipher blocked in red and paper onlay pasted within frame in top left corner. Top edge gilt. Title and two rabbit heads blocked in red on spine.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe tale of Peter Rabbit (published title)
Materials and techniques
Case bound printed book, with line block and three colour process illustrations.
Brief description
Book; The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter, London : Frederick Warne and Co., [1902]. Library's copy D. Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.1630. NAL accession number BP.11.
Physical description
Printed book, 97 pages. Illustrated throughout with 31 three-colour-process illustrations, including frontispiece. Line illustration as title page vignette. Olive-green cloth case binding. Upper cover with title, author and publisher's cipher blocked in red and paper onlay pasted within frame in top left corner. Top edge gilt. Title and two rabbit heads blocked in red on spine.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15cm (Note: rounded to nearest cm on library catalogue)
Credit line
Linder Bequest [plus object number; written on labels on the same line as the object number]
Object history
Acquired by the V&A from Leslie Linder (1904-1973) in 1973 as part of the Linder Bequest, a collection of ca. 2150 watercolours, drawings, literary manuscripts, correspondence, books, photographs, and other memorabilia associated with Beatrix Potter and her family.
Bibliographic reference
Hobbs, Anne Stevenson, and Joyce Irene Whalley, eds. Beatrix Potter: the V & A collection : the Leslie Linder bequest of Beatrix Potter material : watercolours, drawings, manuscripts, books, photographs and memorabilia. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1985. Hobbs, Anne Stevenson, and Joyce Irene Whalley, eds. Beatrix Potter: the V & A collection: the Leslie Linder bequest of Beatrix Potter material: watercolours, drawings, manuscripts, books, photographs and memorabilia. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1985.
Other numbers
  • LB.1630 - Linder Bequest catalogue no.
  • BP.11 - NAL accession number
Collection
Library number
BP.11

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Record createdFebruary 11, 2016
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