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POTTER, Beatrix (1866-1943). The Tailor of Gloucester. [London: Privately Printed by Strangeways and Sons,] December, 1902.
Square 8o (131 x 102 mm). Color frontispiece and 15 color illustrations by the author. Original pink pictorial boards (some wear and fading). Provenance: Miss Murray MacGregor (presentation inscription from the author on front free endpaper) -- Margaret Elizabeth Brunner (gift inscription from the above? signed "Perth, Jan. 1911" below the above inscription).
FIRST EDITION, of Potter's second book (one of 500 privately printed copies). PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Potter on the front free endpaper: "For Miss Murray MacGregor from Beatrix Potter Jan 16th 03." Linder, p. 420; Quinby 3; V & A 1562-65.
[With:] POTTER, Beatrix. The Tale of Two Bad Mice. New York: Frederick Warne & Co., n.d. Small 8o, original brown boards with mounted pictorial cover label (broken, lacking spine).
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Square 8o (131 x 102 mm). Color frontispiece and 15 color illustrations by the author. Original pink pictorial boards (some wear and fading). Provenance: Miss Murray MacGregor (presentation inscription from the author on front free endpaper) -- Margaret Elizabeth Brunner (gift inscription from the above? signed "Perth, Jan. 1911" below the above inscription).
FIRST EDITION, of Potter's second book (one of 500 privately printed copies). PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Potter on the front free endpaper: "For Miss Murray MacGregor from Beatrix Potter Jan 16th 03." Linder, p. 420; Quinby 3; V & A 1562-65.
[With:] POTTER, Beatrix. The Tale of Two Bad Mice. New York: Frederick Warne & Co., n.d. Small 8o, original brown boards with mounted pictorial cover label (broken, lacking spine).
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