The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies
Book
1909 (published)
1909 (published)
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Printed book, 84 pages. Illustrated throughout with three-colour-process illustrations. Pictorial endpapers with two double-page designs, the back a reverse design to the front. Case binding of green paper over boards. Upper cover with title, author and publisher blocked in white with paper onlay in blind-blocked frame. Title blocked in white on spine.
Object details
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| Title | The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Three-colour relief halftone and letterpress in dark green paper covered, and blocked case binding. |
| Brief description | Book, 'The Tale of Flopsy Bunnies', first edition, by Beatrix Potter. Published in London by Frederick Warne & Co., 1909. Inscribed: For Betsy from Miss Potter, Aug. 31st 09. Linder Bequest catalogue number, LB 1659. NAL accession no. BP.118. Library's copy C. |
| Physical description | Printed book, 84 pages. Illustrated throughout with three-colour-process illustrations. Pictorial endpapers with two double-page designs, the back a reverse design to the front. Case binding of green paper over boards. Upper cover with title, author and publisher blocked in white with paper onlay in blind-blocked frame. Title blocked in white on spine. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | For Betsy from Miss Potter, Aug. 31st 09 |
| 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. |
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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.118 |
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| Record created | February 3, 2021 |
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