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The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin

Book
1903 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

84 pages, colour illustrations. Illustrated throughout with three-colour-process illustrations. Black and white vignette on title page. In de-luxe floral art fabric with dust jacket. 1903 on title page. Mint copy.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (published title)
Materials and techniques
Case bound printed book in floral printed cotton fabric, with line block and three colour process illustrations.
Brief description
Book, The tale of Squirrel Nutkin, by Beatrix Potter. Published in London by Frederick Warne and Co., 1903, printed by Edmund Evans, Engraver and Printer, The Raquet Court Press, Swan Street, Borough). Second or Third Copy, in de-luxe floral art binding. Mint Copy. Library's copy C. Linder Bequest Cat. No. LB 1653. NAL accession no.: BP.70.
Physical description
84 pages, colour illustrations. Illustrated throughout with three-colour-process illustrations. Black and white vignette on title page. In de-luxe floral art fabric with dust jacket. 1903 on title page. Mint copy.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15cm (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 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. 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.1653 - Linder Bequest catalogue no.
  • BP.70 - NAL accession number
Collection
Library number
38041800385056

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Record createdJuly 3, 2021
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