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POTTER, BEATRIX. The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse. [London: Frederick Warne & Co., 1979]. Facsimile manuscript, includes 8 tipped-in color illustrations and 2 tipped-in black and white illustrations (one double-page). 12mo, green straight-grained leather, covers and spine gilt-ruled, marbled edges; original publisher's gilt-stamped boards slipcase. LIMITED FACSIMILE EDITION, number 67 of 500 copies, published by Decimus Publishing Ltd.
Contents include essays by Margaret Lane and Joyce Irene Whalley. This publication was made using Potter's original manuscript now in the Linder Collection at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. Miss Whalley's excellent essay describes the evolution of the story.
Contents include essays by Margaret Lane and Joyce Irene Whalley. This publication was made using Potter's original manuscript now in the Linder Collection at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. Miss Whalley's excellent essay describes the evolution of the story.