The Tale of Two Bad Mice
Book
1904 (published)
1904 (published)
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Illustrated throughout with three-colour-process illustrations. Line illustration as title page vignette. Three-colour-process pictorial endpapers with one double-page design occurring twice (front and back). In gilt-blocked red cloth binding thought to be designed by Beatrix Potter.
Object details
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| Title | The Tale of Two Bad Mice (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed book, with three-colour-process (relief half-tone) illustrations, in gilt-blocked cloth binding. |
| Brief description | Book, 'The Tale of Two Bad Mice', by Beatrix Potter, first edition, mint copy. Published in London by Frederick Warne & Co., 1904. Inscribed (by Beatrix Potter) September 21st 04, and also inscribed Winifred M. L. Warne. Library's Copy D. Linder Bequest catalogue number, LB 1669. NAL accession no. BP.77. |
| Physical description | Illustrated throughout with three-colour-process illustrations. Line illustration as title page vignette. Three-colour-process pictorial endpapers with one double-page design occurring twice (front and back). In gilt-blocked red cloth binding thought to be designed by Beatrix Potter. |
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| Credit line | Linder Bequest [plus object number; written on labels on the same line as the object number] |
| Object history | Library's Copy D. Inscribed in pencil by Beatrix Potter on upper endpaper: "Sept. 21st 04". Cover design believed to be by Beatrix Potter. 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Library number | BP.77 |
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| Record created | December 3, 2020 |
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