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    Sale 7991

    The Doris Frohnsdorff Collection of Beatrix Potter

    New York, East

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    16 April 1997

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    Lot 92

    POTTER, BEATRIX. The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1910. Title vignette and 27 color illustrations. 12mo, original cream paper boards, upper cover with inset color pictorial label, color pictorial endpapers (Linder 7 & 6 [at front] and 6 & 7 [at rear]), covers soiled, spine a little age-darkened and pulled at head, red stain at top of red cover; cloth slipcase. FIRST EDITION, printed in either July or November, 1910. Linder, p. 429; V & A 1619.

    Price realised

    USD 2,300

    Estimate

    USD 1,200 - USD 1,800

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    POTTER, BEATRIX. The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse. London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1910. Title vignette and 27 color illustrations. 12mo, original cream paper boards, upper cover with inset color pictorial label, color pictorial endpapers (Linder 7 & 6 [at front] and 6 & 7 [at rear]), covers soiled, spine a little age-darkened and pulled at head, red stain at top of red cover; cloth slipcase. FIRST EDITION, printed in either July or November, 1910. Linder, p. 429; V & A 1619.

    Provenance

    Noël C. Moore, signature on half-title (see lots #).

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