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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. Copy B case binding of grey paper over boards. Upper cover with title, author and publisher blocked in white and colour paper onlay set in blind-stamped frame in the centre. Title blocked in white on spine. With pale grey leaf-patterned endpapers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Tale of Peter Rabbit (published title)
Materials and techniques
Three colour process printed and case bound with blocked title.
Brief description
Book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter. Published in London by Frederick Warne and Co., [1902]. Printed in London by Edmund Evans. Linder Bequest cat. no. LB 1628. NAL accession number BP.9. Library's copy B.
Physical description
Printed book, 97 pages. Illustrated throughout with 31 three-colour-process illustrations, including frontispiece. Line illustration as title page vignette. Copy B case binding of grey paper over boards. Upper cover with title, author and publisher blocked in white and colour paper onlay set in blind-stamped frame in the centre. Title blocked in white on spine. With pale grey leaf-patterned endpapers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.3cm (Note: maximum)
  • Width: 11.1cm
  • Depth: 1.2cm
  • Closed height: 143mm (Note: Measured with Book measureing box)
  • Closed width: 111mm (Note: Measured with Book measureing box)
  • Closed depth: 13mm (Note: Measured with Book measureing box)
Mounted dimensions open at pg 26/27 on 25 degree upstand: H140 W180 D170 mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 1st edition (Inscribed by Beatrix Potter in pencil on upper endpaper)
  • Oct 2nd. 02 (Inscribed in pencil on half title-page)
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.

Previously Beatrix Potter's own copy.
Subjects depicted
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.
Other numbers
  • LB.1628 - Linder Bequest catalogue no.
  • BP.9 - NAL accession number
Collection
Library number
38041003059094

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Record createdFebruary 1, 2021
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