First edition thus of The Complete Adventures of Peter Rabbit and Friends by Beatrix Potter, published by Frederick Warne & Co. and containing all twenty-three of Potter's stories, unabridged, with the original full-color illustrations.
Written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter. First edition thus, first printing for this edition, 1991. Frederick Warne & Co.
"Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits..."
This is the perfect book for introducing a new generation to the world of Beatrix Potter. The original publisher of her work, Frederick Warne, has kept The Tale of Peter Rabbit and her other stories in print for over a hundred years. This edition contains all twenty-three stories, unabridged and complete with all of her original pen & ink and color illustrations.
From the flap:
"On September 4th, 1893, Beatrix Potter wrote a picture letter to five-year old Noel Moore which began: 'My dear Noel, I don't know what to write to you, so I shall tell you a story about four little rabbits whose names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter.' Eight years later, in 1901, Beatrix Potter privately published an illustrated story called The Tale of Peter Rabbit, which was based on this letter."
Every publisher she submitted to rejected The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Mr. McGregor's Garden, so she self-published the book herself. Finally, the success of her self-published books persuaded Frederick Warne & Co. to publish the book in 1901, with full-color illustrations rather than the black and white drawings in her original volumes. It was a long and fruitful relationship. She was writing about rabbits, after all.
CONTENTS
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
The Tale of The Flopsy Bunnies
The Tale of Mr. Tod
The Tale of Tom Kitten
The Tale of Samuel Whiskers
The Tale of Ginger and Pickles
The Tale of the Pie and The Patty-Pan
The Story of Miss Moppet
The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
The Tale of Pigling Bland
The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse
The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse
The Tale of Two Bad Mice
The Tailor of Gloucester
The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit
Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
The Tale of Tommy Tiptoes
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
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