Details
P0TTER, BEATRIX. The Fairy Caravan. 1929. 2 sets of sheets (proof sheets(?) and unbound sheets), each consisting of the first 18 pages of both the American edition and the English Copyright edition (plus one endleaf) of The Fairy Caravan.
The American set comprises: [1] title-page, [2] copyright page, [3] Dedication, [4] blank, [5] Preface, [6] blank, [7] Contents, [8] blank, 9-18 text. The English set comprises: [i] blank, [ii] blank, [1] half-title, [2] copyright page, [3] title-page, [4] blank, [5] black and white illustration, [6] blank, [7] Contents, [8] blank, [9]-18 text (including 5 black and white text illustrations). (2)
The American set comprises: [1] title-page, [2] copyright page, [3] Dedication, [4] blank, [5] Preface, [6] blank, [7] Contents, [8] blank, 9-18 text. The English set comprises: [i] blank, [ii] blank, [1] half-title, [2] copyright page, [3] title-page, [4] blank, [5] black and white illustration, [6] blank, [7] Contents, [8] blank, [9]-18 text (including 5 black and white text illustrations). (2)
Provenance
Gift from Leslie Linder to the present owner.