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The Pie and the Patty-Pan

Book
1907-1919 (printed and published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Printed book, 51 pages with monochrome line block and three-colour relief halftone illustrations. Case binding of red paper over boards. Upper cover with title, author and publisher blocked in white with paper onlay of Ribby sitting by the hearth in centre in white-blocked circular decorative frame. Title blocked in white on spine. With decorated endpapers with design in lavender featuring a pie and a patty-pan; with dust jacket.

Object details

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Object type
TitleThe Pie and the Patty-Pan (published title)
Materials and techniques
Three-colour relief halftone and monochrome line block illustrations, and letterpress in paper covered; blocked case binding.
Brief description
Book, The pie and the patty-pan, by Beatrix Potter. Published in London by Frederick Warne and Co., [later edition, between 1907-1919], ©1905). Printed by Edmund Evans. Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.1545. NAL accession no. BP.156. Library's copy B.
Physical description
Printed book, 51 pages with monochrome line block and three-colour relief halftone illustrations. Case binding of red paper over boards. Upper cover with title, author and publisher blocked in white with paper onlay of Ribby sitting by the hearth in centre in white-blocked circular decorative frame. Title blocked in white on spine. With decorated endpapers with design in lavender featuring a pie and a patty-pan; with dust jacket.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19cm (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
Beatrix Potter's own copy. 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.
Other numbers
  • LB.1545 - Linder Bequest catalogue no.
  • BP.156 - NAL Pressmark
Collection
Library number
BP.156

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Record createdApril 2, 2021
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