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POTTER, Beatrix. Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes. London: Frederick Warne and Co., [1917].
12o. Title vignette and 15 color illustrations. (Upper corner missing on p. 32, contents cracked between pps. 26/27.) Original light green paper boards, upper cover and spine lettered in reddish-brown, upper cover with inset color pictorial label, color pictorial endpapers (Linder 11 [at front] and 12 [at rear]); quarter morocco folding case. Provenance: Mr. Dixon (presentation inscription from the author); Doris Frohnsdorff (sale Christie's East, 16 April 1997, lot 119).
FIRST EDITION, printed in either October or November, 1917, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Potter on the half-title: "For Mr. Dixon With kind regards and best wishes from Beatrix Heelis Dec 24.17." [recipient's name written over]. Potter inscriptions using her married name are rare. Quinby 23(2); Linder, p. 430; V & A 1532 and 1533.
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FIRST EDITION, printed in either October or November, 1917, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Potter on the half-title: "For Mr. Dixon With kind regards and best wishes from Beatrix Heelis Dec 24.17." [recipient's name written over]. Potter inscriptions using her married name are rare. Quinby 23(2); Linder, p. 430; V & A 1532 and 1533.