![]() Light handling marks throughout, with some areas of significant spotting, most concentrated to half title and final few leaves. Title page loosely attached to tail only. Shelf wear to back strip head and tail, with light discolouration to back strip. ![]() In the publisher's original cloth binding. Collated, complete.In 1926, the work was re-titled 'The Tale of Samuel Whiskers'.With the contemporary inscription of Nancy Collier to the front free endpaper.The true first edition of this delightful tale from Beatrix Potter, detailing Tom Kitten's escape from two rats who plan to make him into a pudding. The first edition, first impression of this work, with '' printed beneath the year of publication to the title page.Illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and seventeen further full colour plates, alongside numerous vignette illustrations, all from Potter. The first edition, first impression of Beatrix Potter's charming tale, dedicated to the author's long deceased pet rat, Mr. ![]()
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