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POTTER**, BEATRIX: : The Original Peter Rabbit Miniature Collection, No. 1. **

LONDON.FREDERICK WARNE,1996.

ISBN 0723250227.

UK,4 x 16mo softbacks,illustrated,1st edns,8th impressions+slipcase. [Complete number line 8 9. The original title/book was published 1902.This macrominiature edn approx. 7.5cm x 5cm/70mm x 40mm - published,1996 with new colour reproductions.Printed and bound by Royal Smeets Offset bv. Meert,Netherlands.] NMINT/FINE+. No owner inscrptn and no price removal from slipcase.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,wrap-around white background,glossy,paper-covered card slipcase with colour pictorial artwork by Beatrix Potter,illustrated front with capitalised,black-lettered title to top edge, similarly coloured+lettered author's name to front's lower edge,along with further capitalised black-lettered and other blue-lettered 'THE ORIGINAL AND AUTHORIZED EDITION' and 'New colour reproductions' legends.Spine/backstrip of slipcase with capitalised,black-lettered title as the front's,a number 1 with a b/w lettered+illustrated 'Peter Rabbit' logo beneath it and to foot of same,a thumbnail colour illustration of a rabbit diving into a watering-can and publisher's capitalised,black-lettered colophon.Rear of slipcase with 4 thumbnail colour pictorial artwork illustrations by Potter of Peter Rabbit (x2), Bejamin Bunny and Miss Tiggy-Winkle respectively and capitalised,black-lettered stories' book titles. All minatures are 1st edns,8th impressions with virtually NO shelf-wear,nicks,tears or splits - ALL sharp-cornered,and appear unread other than my own collation.UK,16mo wraps,32pp [unpaginated] with colour pictorial covers to front and contents list of titles in the collection and b/w illustrated Peter Rabbit logo to a white,glossy background,includes characters' colour illustrated endpapers,half-title with colour illustration to reverse,a title page,colour illustrated frntis,colour vignettes/illustrations with facing text.Stories include 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit', 'The Tale of Benjamin Bunny', 'The Tale of Miss Tiggy-Winkle' and 'The Tale of Ginger and Pickles'. Visually,the external appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it's 25+ year-old age and nature, i.e. an ephemeral miniature and as a young child's book.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for it's brightnesss,cleanliness and lack of other,or age-acquired detracting faults commonly encountered in such an ephemeral item and of its age too. Please contact the seller,because of the lighter weight, smaller size and the value of this item - particularly ALL overseas buyers - for correct [insured or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order, especially if ordering any multiples. N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,4 x 16mo wraps,illustrated,1st edns,8th impressions.
Not SIGNED.

POTTER**, BEATRIX: : THE ORIGINAL PETER RABBIT MINIATURE COLLECTION, No. 1. **

LONDON.FREDERICK WARNE.1996.

ISBN 0723250227.

UK,4 x 16mo wraps,illustrated,1st edns,8th impressions+slipcase. [Complete number line 8 9. The original title/book was published 1902.This macrominiature edn approx. 7.5cm x 5cm/70mm x 40mm - published,1996 with new colour reproductions.Printed and bound by Royal Smeets Offset bv. Meert,Netherlands.] NMINT/FINE+. No owner inscrptn and no price removal from slipcase.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,wrap-around white background,glossy,paper-covered card slipcase with colour pictorial artwork by Beatrix Potter,illustrated front with capitalised,black-lettered title to top edge, similarly coloured+lettered author's name to front's lower edge,along with further capitalised,black-lettered and other blue-lettered 'THE ORIGINAL AND AUTHORIZED EDITION' and 'New colour reproductions' legends.Spine/backstrip of slipcase with capitalised,black-lettered title as the front's,a number 1 with a b/w lettered+illustrated 'Peter Rabbit' logo beneath it and to foot of same,a thumbnail colour illustration of a rabbit diving into a watering-can and publisher's capitalised,black-lettered colophon.Rear of slipcase with 4 thumbnail colour pictorial artwork illustrations by Potter of Peter Rabbit (x2), Bejamin Bunny and Miss Tiggy-Winkle respectively and capitalised,black-lettered stories' book titles. All minatures are 1st edns,8th impressions with virtually NO shelf-wear,nicks,tears or splits - ALL sharp-cornered - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,and appear unread other than my own collation.UK,16mo wraps,32pp [unpaginated] with colour pictorial covers to front and contents list of titles in the collection and b/w illustrated Peter Rabbit logo to a white,glossy background of rear cover,book includes characters' colour illustrated endpapers,half-title with either a dedication or a colour illustration to reverse,a title page,a colour illustrated frntis,colour vignettes/illustrations with facing text.Stories include 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit', 'The Tale of Benjamin Bunny', 'The Tale of Miss Tiggy-Winkle' and 'The Tale of Ginger and Pickles'. Visually,the external appearance is exceptional,and particularly internally,is also in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation for a book of it's 25+ year-old age and nature, i.e. an ephemeral miniature and as a young child's book.It really is an exceptional,exemplary example for it's brightnesss,cleanliness and lack of other,or age-acquired detracting faults commonly encountered in such an ephemeral item and of its age too.                    Please contact the seller because of the lighter weight,smaller size and the value of this item - particularly ALL overseas buyers - for correct [insured or uninsured at own risk] shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order,especially if ordering any multiples. N.B. ALL buyers please note,stock(s') shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,4 x 16mo wraps+ slipcase,illustrated,1st edn,8th impressions.
Not SIGNED.

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