Lot 103
103
POTTER, BEATRIX. The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1911. Title vignette and 27 color illustrations. 12mo, original dark green paper boards, upper cover with inset color pictorial label, color pictorial endpapers (Linder 7 & 6 [at front] and 6 & 7 [at rear], a few scrapes on covers, otherwise very good. FIRST EDITION, published in either October or November, 1911. Quinby 20; Linder, p. 429; V & A 1662.

Details
POTTER, BEATRIX. The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1911. Title vignette and 27 color illustrations. 12mo, original dark green paper boards, upper cover with inset color pictorial label, color pictorial endpapers (Linder 7 & 6 [at front] and 6 & 7 [at rear], a few scrapes on covers, otherwise very good. FIRST EDITION, published in either October or November, 1911. Quinby 20; Linder, p. 429; V & A 1662.
Provenance
Eleanor St. George Caldecott, gift inscription to her on the front free endpaper verso: "Eleanor St. George Caldecott from her Mother." The recipient was the daughter of Clement Guest Caldecott and Florence Eleanor Caldecott (neé Scott). Clement was Randolph Caldecott's half brother.

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