POTTER, BEATRIX. The Tale of Mr. Tod. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1912. Title vignette, 15 color illustrations, and numerous black and white text illustrations. 12mo, original buff paper boards, upper cover with color pictorial label, color pictorial endpapers (Linder 10 [double-page design, used twice]); IN ORIGINAL PRINTED GLASSINE DUST JACKET, very minor edgewear, otherwise fine. FIRST EDITION, earliest state of the dedication, reading: "William Francis..." Quinby 21; Linder, p. 429; V & A 1605. A very fine copy in original printed glassine dust jacket.