Book, Histoire de Pierre Lapin (The Tale of Peter Rabbit), par Beatrix Potter ; traduit de l'anglais par V. Ballon et J. Profichet. London, Frederick Warne & Cie, 1907-11. Linder Bequest catgalogue no. LB.1686. NAL accession no. BP.31.

Printed book, 85 pages. Case binding of dark brown paper over boards. Upper cover with title, author and publisher blocked in white with colour paper onlay in blind-blocked frame. Title blocked in white on spine. Illustrated throughout using three-colour-process printing. Line illustration as title page vignette. Pictorial endpapers printed using three-colour-process with double-page design occurring twice (front and back) [pages reversed on lower endpapers]. Transparent dust jacket. 1907-1911 sheets with the different pictures on pp.68 and 81

Linder Bequest [plus object number; written on labels on the same line as the object number]

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.

"Pre-war copy, 1907-1911 sheets with the different pictures on pp.68 and 81." Differs from first French edition published in 1921: Frederick Warne not a limited company in this edition and two translators given instead of only one in 1921 edition. Ink inscription on upper endpaper reads: "For / Janie Watt Brown / from Beatrix Potter / Oct 22nd 20 / Sawrey". Note in Leslie Linder's manuscript catalogue reads: "Although inscribed ... the copy was in B.P.'s possession at her death, so cannot have been given?" (for quotations, see Beatrix Potter : the V&A collection (The Victoria and Albert Museum and Frederick Warne, 1985), p.183).

BP.31