Stella & Rose's Books

YOURS AFFECTIONATELY PETER RABBIT: MINIATURE LETTERS BY BEATRIX POTTER
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1831610
Published by Frederick Warne (Publishers) Ltd.. 1983. Very good condition.

To amuse children she was particularly fond of, Beatrix Potter set up a correspondance in miniature between the characters in her little tales. Small format. Red glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 96 pages. ISBN: 0723231788. Reprint. Top corner of boards bumped. Boards lightly scuffed. Top edge of text block has some small foxspots. Lower corner creased diagonally to free front endpaper. Pale page edge browning else contents generally clean.

THE TALE OF BENJAMIN BUNNY
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1831156
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1963. Almost very good condition.

The book is a sequel to The Tale of Peter Rabbit, and tells of Peter's return to Mr. McGregor's garden with his cousin Benjamin to retrieve the clothes he lost there during his previous adventure. Cream boards, red titles, pictorial onlay. 58 numbered pages. Small format. ISBN: 0723205957. Boards grubby. Corenrs lightly rubbed. Front hinge pulled. A few minor, faint marks to contents but contents generally appear clean.

THE STORY OF A FIERCE BAD RABBIT
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1209018
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 1st 1906. Very good condition.

The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit was written specially for Louie, the daughter of Harold Warne, who succeeded his father Frederick as head of the Warne publishing company. Louie had told Aunt Beatrix that Peter was much too good a rabbit and that she wanted a story about a really naughty one! The first edition is printed in panoramic form, mounted on a strip of linen and folded concertina-style into a wallet with a tuck-in flap. Needless to say, these were very fragile and few survived. Later editions were printed in the usual small book format. The wallet is covered with green pictorial cloth with a colour onlay of the Bad Rabbit to the front. "New York & London" on rear cover denotes that this is the second printing, one month after the first. Folds slightly rubbed, first opening lightly foxed. Some very slight surface paper damage at margins of first few pages. Covers are slightly soiled. Tab closure and retaining flap intact. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

THE WORLD OF PETER RABBIT THE COMPLETE COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL TALES 1-23
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1330824
Published by Frederick Warne & Co.. 2015. Fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A beautiful boxset of the Peter Rabbit books. Each small volume has blue boards with colour illustration to front. Colour illustrations throughout. The text has been reset and the illustrations reproduced. ISBN: 9780723275923. Books are fine. A few of the wrappers are slightly creased to spines and a couple have creases to rear panels else bright. The paper covering of the box is lifting from one corner slightly. This copy would make a wonderful gift.

PETER RABBIT PAINTING AND DRAWING BOOK
No author listed.
Stock no. 1208965
Published by The Saalfield Publishing Company. Circa 1925. Poor condition.

Oblong format, shaped book. Black cloth spine, pictorial front board. B/w illustrations of everyday objects throughout to be coloured in. Contents are disbound from covers. Covers are edge worn, spine is frayed. Light damp staining to rear cover. Inscription in pencil and a Christmas sticker to front pastedown. Contents are used (all illustrations coloured in with crayons). Light page browning throughout. Some grubby marks to title-page.

PETER RABBIT AND LITTLE WHITE RABBIT
Written by Beatrix Potter; Linda Stevens Almond. Illustrated by J.L.G..
Stock no. 1208964
Published by Henry Altemus Company. Circa 1927. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A US pirated Peter Rabbit story. Altemus' Peter Rabbit Series. Red cloth spine with black title, purple boards with colour onlay to front cover. Spine tips slightly faded. Light fading to cover edges. Joints cracked but binding still firm. Tear to front free-endpaper. Contents are clean. White dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss.

THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT
Written by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1208963
Published by Henry Altemus Company. Circa 1917. Good condition.

Altemus' Wee Books For Wee Folks series. Small format (14 x 10.75cm). Pale blue pictorial boards with pink cloth spine. 63 pages. 31 colour illustrations (not by Potter). Spine and corners bumped. A few small, light marks to covers. Spine slightly faded. Page browning and foxing to endpapers and prelims. Some marks to page margins.

PETER RABBIT AND THE TINYBITS
Written by Beatrix Potter; Linda Stevens Almond. Illustrated by Margaret Campbell Hoopes.
Stock no. 1208961
Published by The Platt And Munk Co. Inc.. Circa 1935. Very good condition.

A US pirated Peter Rabbit story. Wee Books for Wee Folks Series. Blue cloth, black titles and colour onlay to front cover. Pictorial endpapers with reinforced joints. 62 pages. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. A few small fingermarks to page margins else contents clean.

HOW PETER RABBIT WENT TO SEA
Written by Duff Graham.
Stock no. 1208960
Published by Henry Altemus Company. Circa 1917. Almost very good condition.

Small format. Red cloth spine, lilac boards with onlay to front cover. Altemus' Peter Rabbit Series. 29 illustrations, (colour). 61 pages. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Front cover is faded and edges of rear cover also. Top and tail of front joint cracked. Grubby fingermarks a light page creases throughout.

PETER RABBIT AT THE FARM
Written by Duff Graham.
Stock no. 1208959
Published by Henry Altemus Company. Circa 1917. Almost very good condition.

Small format. Yellow cloth spine, blue boards with onlay to front cover. Altemus' Wee Books for Wee Folk Series. 30 Illustrations, (colour). Unpaginated. Slight wear to lower corners. Spine and top corners slightly bumped. Child's name in black crayon (or heavy pencil?) to front pastedown. Pale page browning else contents clean.

PETER RABBIT AND THE LITTLE GIRL
Written by Beatrix Potter; Linda Stevens Almond. Illustrated by Bess Goe Willis.
Stock no. 1208957
Published by The Platt And Munk Co. Inc.. Circa 1935. Almost very good condition.

A US pirated Peter Rabbit story. Wee Books for Wee Folks Series. Red cloth, black titles and illustration to front cover. Orange endpapers with reinforce joints. 58 pages. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped, spine slightly faded. Front free-endpaper has been removed, surface paper damage to top corner of rear pastedown. Light mark to half title-page from removal of a small label else contents clean.

WHEN PETER RABBIT WENT TO SCHOOL
Written by Beatrix Potter; Linda Stevens Almond.
Stock no. 1208956
Published by The Platt And Munk Co. Inc.. Circa 1935. Almost very good condition.

A US pirated Peter Rabbit story. Wee Books for Wee Folks Series. Red cloth, black titles and illustration to front cover. Orange endpapers with reinforced joints. 58 pages. Colour illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Spine slightly faded, a few small splash marks to rear cover. Contents clean.