Potter, Beatrix (1866-1943) The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy Winkle.

Description:

Potter, Beatrix (1866-1943) The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy Winkle. New York: Frederick Warne & Co., 1905. First American edition, 12mo, title vignette and twenty-seven color illustrations, brown paper boards, front board with inset color illustration, color pictorial endleaves, loss to lettering on spine and boards, headcap chipped with loss, joints splitting; "36 East 22d Street" address on title, Schlueter imprint on verso of last leaf, 5 1/2 x 4 in.

N.B. This copy sold as Lot 46 at Christie's East, the Doris Frohnsdorff Collection, April 16, 1997.
Estimate $300-400


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