The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
Philadelphia, PA: David McKay Company, 1930. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo, 141 pp. First U.S. edition with 12 additional black and white drawings as well as head and tails for each chapter not found in the Warne edition. Part of the 23 tales in the Peter Rabbit series, this story was written quite early on by Potter and initially rejected by Frederick Warne & Co. before it was published in 1930 by both Warne in the U.K. and David McKay in the U.S. Very good in blue cloth corn at corners and spine ends and pictorial pastedown and gilt lettering on spine remaining bright and unmarked. Jacket is very good with some loss at corners and spine ends. A bit of soiling and darkening else nicely preserved. A nice copy of this late work from Potter. Very Good / Very Good. Item #4069
Price: $850.00