POTTER, BEATRIX. Peter Rabbit's Painting Book. London: Frederick Warne & Co., [1911]. 12 colour illustrations facing 12 identical outline illustrations printed in dark brown; 4 illustrations on endpapers and title-page printed in dark brown. Small 4to, original color pictorial green boards; 3 outline pictures have been expertly colored by hand (and another is partially colored), otherwise fine; IN THE RARE ORIGINAL PRINTED GLASSINE DUST JACKET, a few short tears, slight wear at edges. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, published in October, 1911. Laid-in is a rare printed announcement card for ordering separate sets of outline pictures at 4d net. Linder, p. 431; see Quinby 19. Very rare.

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POTTER, BEATRIX. Peter Rabbit's Painting Book. London: Frederick Warne & Co., [1911]. 12 colour illustrations facing 12 identical outline illustrations printed in dark brown; 4 illustrations on endpapers and title-page printed in dark brown. Small 4to, original color pictorial green boards; 3 outline pictures have been expertly colored by hand (and another is partially colored), otherwise fine; IN THE RARE ORIGINAL PRINTED GLASSINE DUST JACKET, a few short tears, slight wear at edges. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION, published in October, 1911. Laid-in is a rare printed announcement card for ordering separate sets of outline pictures at 4d net. Linder, p. 431; see Quinby 19. Very rare.

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