Beatrix Potter

English, 1866–1943

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Beatrix Potter, 1904, 1904
12mo. color frontispiece and 26 color plates by beatrix potter. original maroon cloth gilt, pictorial cover label, pictorial endpapers, all edges gilt. (1908 gift inscription on the half title.) provenance: doris frohnsdorff (her sale, christie’s east, 16 april 1997, lot 38).
Apr 25, 2022Christie's
Beatrix Potter, 1904, 1904
12mo. color frontispiece and 26 color plates by beatrix potter. original maroon cloth gilt, pictorial cover label, pictorial endpapers, all edges gilt. (1908 gift inscription on the half title.) provenance: doris frohnsdorff (her sale, christie’s east, 16 april 1997, lot 38).
Apr 25, 2022
Christie's
Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana
Lot 54
Beatrix Potter, 1902, 1902
12mo. color frontispiece and 15 color plates by beatrix potter (occasional finger soiling). original pictorial pink boards with rounded spine (well-rubbed, spine very worn, text block cracked before title and tender elsewhere). provenance: [theresa] thorp (presentation inscription) – harry bacon collamore, noted potter collector of hartford, connecticut (bookplate).
Apr 25, 2022Christie's
Beatrix Potter, 1902, 1902
12mo. color frontispiece and 15 color plates by beatrix potter (occasional finger soiling). original pictorial pink boards with rounded spine (well-rubbed, spine very worn, text block cracked before title and tender elsewhere). provenance: [theresa] thorp (presentation inscription) – harry bacon collamore, noted potter collector of hartford, connecticut (bookplate).
Apr 25, 2022
Christie's
Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana
Lot 48
Beatrix Potter, [1902]
12mo. color frontispiece and 30 color plates by beatrix potter (a few handling creases in lower margin of first few pages
Apr 25, 2022Christie's
Beatrix Potter, [1902]
12mo. color frontispiece and 30 color plates by beatrix potter (a few handling creases in lower margin of first few pages
Apr 25, 2022
Christie's
Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana
Lot 47
Beatrix Potter, 1902., printed 1901
12mo. color frontispiece and 15 color plates by beatrix potter. original pictorial pink boards with rounded spine (spine with mild darkening and light wear at ends, a few spots to endleaves and fore-edge). custom clamshell box.
Apr 25, 2022Christie's
Beatrix Potter, 1902., printed 1901
12mo. color frontispiece and 15 color plates by beatrix potter. original pictorial pink boards with rounded spine (spine with mild darkening and light wear at ends, a few spots to endleaves and fore-edge). custom clamshell box.
Apr 25, 2022
Christie's
Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana
Lot 49
Beatrix Potter. 1929, 1929
quarto. illustrated throughout including color frontispiece and 5 color plates. original green cloth with pictorial cover label, spine gilt-lettered (hinges slightly tender). provenance: veronica thorn (bookplate).
Apr 25, 2022Christie's
Beatrix Potter. 1929, 1929
quarto. illustrated throughout including color frontispiece and 5 color plates. original green cloth with pictorial cover label, spine gilt-lettered (hinges slightly tender). provenance: veronica thorn (bookplate).
Apr 25, 2022
Christie's
Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana
Lot 68
Beatrix Potter, 1908, 1908
12mo. color frontispiece and 26 color plates by beatrix potter. original green boards with pictorial cover label, pictorial endpapers (light wear to extremities, sunning, short edge-tear to f.f.e. touching illustration). custom cloth chemise, slipcase. provenance: mr. dixon (presentation inscription) – doris frohnsdorff (her sale, christie’s east, 16 april 1997, lot 71).
Apr 25, 2022Christie's
Beatrix Potter, 1908, 1908
12mo. color frontispiece and 26 color plates by beatrix potter. original green boards with pictorial cover label, pictorial endpapers (light wear to extremities, sunning, short edge-tear to f.f.e. touching illustration). custom cloth chemise, slipcase. provenance: mr. dixon (presentation inscription) – doris frohnsdorff (her sale, christie’s east, 16 april 1997, lot 71).
Apr 25, 2022
Christie's
Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana
Lot 59
Beatrix Potter, 1903, 1903
12mo. color frontispiece and 26 color plates by beatrix potter (a few soft finger-creases). original dark green boards with pictorial cover label, pictorial endpapers (tail of upper joint started, some sunning and marks to binding.)
Apr 25, 2022Christie's
Beatrix Potter, 1903, 1903
12mo. color frontispiece and 26 color plates by beatrix potter (a few soft finger-creases). original dark green boards with pictorial cover label, pictorial endpapers (tail of upper joint started, some sunning and marks to binding.)
Apr 25, 2022
Christie's
Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana
Lot 50
Beatrix Potter, [1944], 1909
limited, copyright edition, no. 54 of 100 copies. this story was first conceived by beatrix potter in 1909 as “the little black kettle” and was intermittently revised. however, it did not appear in print until 1944 when it first appeared in the anniversary issue of the horn book. according to the copyright statement, potter had last revised this story “late in the autumn of 1943.” linder, p. 432.
Apr 25, 2022Christie's
Beatrix Potter, [1944], 1909
limited, copyright edition, no. 54 of 100 copies. this story was first conceived by beatrix potter in 1909 as “the little black kettle” and was intermittently revised. however, it did not appear in print until 1944 when it first appeared in the anniversary issue of the horn book. according to the copyright statement, potter had last revised this story “late in the autumn of 1943.” linder, p. 432.
Apr 25, 2022
Christie's
Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana
Lot 70
Beatrix Potter, 1906, 1906
12mo. color frontispiece and 26 color plates by beatrix potter. (short edge tear to half title.) original green boards with pictorial cover label, pictorial endpapers (slight lean, text block tender).
Apr 25, 2022Christie's
Beatrix Potter, 1906, 1906
12mo. color frontispiece and 26 color plates by beatrix potter. (short edge tear to half title.) original green boards with pictorial cover label, pictorial endpapers (slight lean, text block tender).
Apr 25, 2022
Christie's
Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana
Lot 58
Beatrix Potter, 1902, 1902
12mo. color frontispiece, monochrome illustrations throughout. original pictorial green boards with rounded spine (mild sunning to spine and edges, some minor spots/foxing to paper-edges and endleaves). custom chemise and quarter morocco slipcase.
Apr 25, 2022Christie's
Beatrix Potter, 1902, 1902
12mo. color frontispiece, monochrome illustrations throughout. original pictorial green boards with rounded spine (mild sunning to spine and edges, some minor spots/foxing to paper-edges and endleaves). custom chemise and quarter morocco slipcase.
Apr 25, 2022
Christie's
Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana
Lot 46
Beatrix Potter, [1917]
quarto. illustrated with eight color plates from eight stories, each with facing “outline” illustration intended for coloring-in. original color pictorial stiff wrappers (light chipping to spine ends, few marks to lower cover); original printed glassine dust jacket (frayed at edges, lower cover panel with a large chip and some stains).
Apr 25, 2022Christie's
Beatrix Potter, [1917]
quarto. illustrated with eight color plates from eight stories, each with facing “outline” illustration intended for coloring-in. original color pictorial stiff wrappers (light chipping to spine ends, few marks to lower cover); original printed glassine dust jacket (frayed at edges, lower cover panel with a large chip and some stains).
Apr 25, 2022
Christie's
Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana
Lot 63
Beatrix Potter. 1905, 1905
12mo. color frontispiece and 26 color plates by beatrix potter (lacking half title). (closed tear to frontispiece.) original green boards with pictorial cover label, pictorial endpapers (spine chipped with portion lacking, front hinge broken with an old reinforcement, title and following leaf detached and laid in). provenance: theresa thorp (presentation inscription) – harry bacon collamore, noted potter collector of hartford, connecticut (bookplate opposite half-title).
Apr 25, 2022Christie's
Beatrix Potter. 1905, 1905
12mo. color frontispiece and 26 color plates by beatrix potter (lacking half title). (closed tear to frontispiece.) original green boards with pictorial cover label, pictorial endpapers (spine chipped with portion lacking, front hinge broken with an old reinforcement, title and following leaf detached and laid in). provenance: theresa thorp (presentation inscription) – harry bacon collamore, noted potter collector of hartford, connecticut (bookplate opposite half-title).
Apr 25, 2022
Christie's
Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana
Lot 55
Beatrix Potter, 1905, 1905
12mo. color frontispiece and 26 color plates by beatrix potter. original brown boards with pictorial cover label, pictorial endpapers (touch of rubbing/sunning to spine).
Apr 25, 2022Christie's
Beatrix Potter, 1905, 1905
12mo. color frontispiece and 26 color plates by beatrix potter. original brown boards with pictorial cover label, pictorial endpapers (touch of rubbing/sunning to spine).
Apr 25, 2022
Christie's
Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana
Lot 56
Beatrix Potter, [1918]
12mo. color frontispiece and 26 color plates by beatrix potter (fading to presentation inscription, few thumbsoils). original gray-brown boards with pictorial cover label, pictorial endpapers (minor rubbing/sunning). provenance: mrs. cannon (presentation inscription).
Apr 25, 2022Christie's
Beatrix Potter, [1918]
12mo. color frontispiece and 26 color plates by beatrix potter (fading to presentation inscription, few thumbsoils). original gray-brown boards with pictorial cover label, pictorial endpapers (minor rubbing/sunning). provenance: mrs. cannon (presentation inscription).
Apr 25, 2022
Christie's
Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana
Lot 65
Beatrix Potter, 1903, 1903
12mo. color frontispiece and 26 color plates by beatrix potter. original floral cloth with gilt-lettered labels, pictorial endpapers (mild sunning to spine and edges).
Apr 25, 2022Christie's
Beatrix Potter, 1903, 1903
12mo. color frontispiece and 26 color plates by beatrix potter. original floral cloth with gilt-lettered labels, pictorial endpapers (mild sunning to spine and edges).
Apr 25, 2022
Christie's
Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana
Lot 52
Beatrix Potter, 1901, printed 1901
12mo. color frontispiece, monochrome illustrations throughout. original light grey pictorial boards with a flat spine (some minor foxing to paper edges occasionally visible on pages). custom chemise and morocco-backed box.
Apr 25, 2022Christie's
Beatrix Potter, 1901, printed 1901
12mo. color frontispiece, monochrome illustrations throughout. original light grey pictorial boards with a flat spine (some minor foxing to paper edges occasionally visible on pages). custom chemise and morocco-backed box.
Apr 25, 2022
Christie's
Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana
Lot 45
Beatrix Potter, 1929, 1929
quarto. illustrated throughout including color frontispiece and 5 color plates. original cloth-backed printed green boards (corners bumped, some creasing to spine). provenance: harry bacon collamore, noted potter collector of hartford, connecticut (bookplate).
Apr 25, 2022Christie's
Beatrix Potter, 1929, 1929
quarto. illustrated throughout including color frontispiece and 5 color plates. original cloth-backed printed green boards (corners bumped, some creasing to spine). provenance: harry bacon collamore, noted potter collector of hartford, connecticut (bookplate).
Apr 25, 2022
Christie's
Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana
Lot 67
A Happy Pair. London: Hildesheimer & Faulkner; New York: Geo. C. Whitney,
120 x 10mm
Dec 15, 2021Christie's
A Happy Pair. London: Hildesheimer & Faulkner; New York: Geo. C. Whitney,
120 x 10mm
Dec 15, 2021
Christie's
Valuable Books and Manuscripts
Lot 194
The Tale of Peter Rabbit. London, 1902, 1901
first privately printed edition, second printing [limited to 200 copies] of the first peter rabbit book, 16mo (131 x 103mm.), coloured frontispiece and 41 black and white illustrations by beatrix potter, original green-grey paper pictorial boards, rounded spine, collector's green cloth and morocco-backed slipcase from the chelsea bindery, light browning and soiling, some splitting between gatherings, spine and boards lightly discoloured, extremities rubbed
13.1 x 10.3 cm
Dec 14, 2021Sotheby's
The Tale of Peter Rabbit. London, 1902, 1901
first privately printed edition, second printing [limited to 200 copies] of the first peter rabbit book, 16mo (131 x 103mm.), coloured frontispiece and 41 black and white illustrations by beatrix potter, original green-grey paper pictorial boards, rounded spine, collector's green cloth and morocco-backed slipcase from the chelsea bindery, light browning and soiling, some splitting between gatherings, spine and boards lightly discoloured, extremities rubbed
13.1 x 10.3 cm
Dec 14, 2021
Sotheby's • London
Books and Manuscripts: 19th and 20th Century
Lot 120
A splendid iconic drawing of Peter Rabbit, 1943
penwork drawing with color wash, (158 x 105 mm), 3-line autograph inscription "a merry christmas to joy brownlow and the windermere girl guides from peter rabbit and beatrix potter, dec 1929", with 3-line autograph note "will some kind little brown girl paint the union jack? i'm so afraid of putting it wrong side up!!", matted, glazed and framed, on verso, 2 photographs (one of potter, the other of castle cottage), each 3 x 2 in.; 76 x 50 mm. with: an als ("beatrix heelis") to miss brownlow, 1 page (6 x 3 7/8 in.; 152 x 98 mm), castle cottage, sawrey, 13 august 1943, inviting her to bring more girl guides to visit the cottage.
15.8 x 10.5 cm
Dec 16, 2020Sotheby's
A splendid iconic drawing of Peter Rabbit, 1943
penwork drawing with color wash, (158 x 105 mm), 3-line autograph inscription "a merry christmas to joy brownlow and the windermere girl guides from peter rabbit and beatrix potter, dec 1929", with 3-line autograph note "will some kind little brown girl paint the union jack? i'm so afraid of putting it wrong side up!!", matted, glazed and framed, on verso, 2 photographs (one of potter, the other of castle cottage), each 3 x 2 in.; 76 x 50 mm. with: an als ("beatrix heelis") to miss brownlow, 1 page (6 x 3 7/8 in.; 152 x 98 mm), castle cottage, sawrey, 13 august 1943, inviting her to bring more girl guides to visit the cottage.
15.8 x 10.5 cm
Dec 16, 2020
Sotheby's • New York
Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Selections from the Collection of Barbara and Ira Lipman
Lot 241
LETTER TO J.H. MOTT. 5 JANUARY 1908, 1902
'indeed i sympathize with parents who are involved in a system of purchasing & perusing those awful rabbit books!'. potter opens by apologising that the winter weather has prevented her from visiting the doulton factory, and mentions in passing her interest in stone ware, 'for my farm-yard'. she goes on to discuss the production of merchandising in relation to her children's books, including by 'a german firm who have turned out something so ugly in the way of a tea set. mr warne wants to stop it, but i cannot say off hand to what extent we are tied'. she has discussed with the doulton artist katherine smallfield some 'clay statuettes that i made & coloured, i don't suppose in their existing form that they would be easy to cast (too many holes) but i think it would be worth while to show them to you; they are lifelike & comical'. potter concludes in a spirit of comic irony by making fun of the immense success of the tale of peter rabbit (1902) and the tale of benjamin bunny (1904): 'indeed i sympathize with parents who are involved in a system of purchasing & perusing those awful rabbit books! i heard the other day of a harmless elderly gardener who said he could not understand why two sets of children insisted on addressing him as mr mcgregor when his name was jones. / i regret to say there are further rabbit adventures, but they will be withheld for a time as i am at present drawing ducks'.
15.1 x 9.8 cm
Dec 9, 2020Christie's
LETTER TO J.H. MOTT. 5 JANUARY 1908, 1902
'indeed i sympathize with parents who are involved in a system of purchasing & perusing those awful rabbit books!'. potter opens by apologising that the winter weather has prevented her from visiting the doulton factory, and mentions in passing her interest in stone ware, 'for my farm-yard'. she goes on to discuss the production of merchandising in relation to her children's books, including by 'a german firm who have turned out something so ugly in the way of a tea set. mr warne wants to stop it, but i cannot say off hand to what extent we are tied'. she has discussed with the doulton artist katherine smallfield some 'clay statuettes that i made & coloured, i don't suppose in their existing form that they would be easy to cast (too many holes) but i think it would be worth while to show them to you; they are lifelike & comical'. potter concludes in a spirit of comic irony by making fun of the immense success of the tale of peter rabbit (1902) and the tale of benjamin bunny (1904): 'indeed i sympathize with parents who are involved in a system of purchasing & perusing those awful rabbit books! i heard the other day of a harmless elderly gardener who said he could not understand why two sets of children insisted on addressing him as mr mcgregor when his name was jones. / i regret to say there are further rabbit adventures, but they will be withheld for a time as i am at present drawing ducks'.
15.1 x 9.8 cm
Dec 9, 2020
Christie's
Valuable Books and Manuscripts
Lot 54
Peter Rabbit and Mr McGregor, 1927
pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour on paper
16.5 x 11.2 cm
Jul 29, 2020Christie's
Peter Rabbit and Mr McGregor, 1927
pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour on paper
16.5 x 11.2 cm
Jul 29, 2020
Christie's
British & European Art
Lot 60
A spray of Broom blossom , Circa 1900, 1900
watercolor and body color, heightened in white, traces of graphite, on stiff card
13 x 8.2 cm
Mar 30, 2017Forum Auctions
A spray of Broom blossom , Circa 1900, 1900
watercolor and body color, heightened in white, traces of graphite, on stiff card
13 x 8.2 cm
Mar 30, 2017
Forum Auctions • London
Fine Books and Works on Paper
Lot 58
A Victorian street scene , Circa 1900, 1900
graphite on faintly lined paper
23.4 x 19 cm
Mar 30, 2017Forum Auctions
A Victorian street scene , Circa 1900, 1900
graphite on faintly lined paper
23.4 x 19 cm
Mar 30, 2017
Forum Auctions • London
Fine Books and Works on Paper
Lot 56
watercolor,pencil
Dec 14, 2016Sotheby's
watercolor,pencil
Dec 14, 2016
Sotheby's
Icons of Children’s Illustration
Lot 61
ink, pencil,paper
Dec 14, 2016Sotheby's
ink, pencil,paper
Dec 14, 2016
Sotheby's
Icons of Children’s Illustration
Lot 59
Hunca Munca with Cradle
works on paper
7 x 10 cm
Dec 13, 2016Sotheby's
Hunca Munca with Cradle
works on paper
7 x 10 cm
Dec 13, 2016
Sotheby's • London
English Literature, History, Children's Books and Illustrations
Lot 310
Four Little Rabbits on Bicycles
works on paper
4 x 9 cm
Dec 13, 2016Sotheby's
Four Little Rabbits on Bicycles
works on paper
4 x 9 cm
Dec 13, 2016
Sotheby's • London
English Literature, History, Children's Books and Illustrations
Lot 311
Thimble Hall, Hawkshead, 1929
Original pen and ink drawing on paper
10 x 17 cm
Dec 7, 2016Bonhams
Thimble Hall, Hawkshead, 1929
Original pen and ink drawing on paper
10 x 17 cm
Dec 7, 2016
Bonhams • New York
Voices of the 20th Century
Lot 185
A wood mousey's nest
ink and watercolor on paper
16 x 10 cm
Dec 7, 2016Bonhams
A wood mousey's nest
ink and watercolor on paper
16 x 10 cm
Dec 7, 2016
Bonhams • New York
Voices of the 20th Century
Lot 187
Charles Cock taunting the turkey tom Bubbly-Jock at Codlin Croft Farm, 1929
Original pen, ink and gouache on paper
13 x 18 cm
Dec 7, 2016Bonhams
Charles Cock taunting the turkey tom Bubbly-Jock at Codlin Croft Farm, 1929
Original pen, ink and gouache on paper
13 x 18 cm
Dec 7, 2016
Bonhams • New York
Voices of the 20th Century
Lot 186
The mouse hole
pencil, pen and black ink on paper
8 x 12 cm
Dec 1, 2016Christie's
The mouse hole
pencil, pen and black ink on paper
8 x 12 cm
Dec 1, 2016
Christie's • London
Valuable Printed Books and Manuscripts
Lot 159
Peter Rabbit and Mr McGregor, 1927
pencil, pen and black ink and watercolour
17 x 12 cm
Dec 1, 2016Christie's
Peter Rabbit and Mr McGregor, 1927
pencil, pen and black ink and watercolour
17 x 12 cm
Dec 1, 2016
Christie's • London
Valuable Printed Books and Manuscripts
Lot 158
Study of a Mouse
pencil and watercolour on card
8 x 6 cm
Dec 1, 2016Christie's
Study of a Mouse
pencil and watercolour on card
8 x 6 cm
Dec 1, 2016
Christie's • London
Valuable Printed Books and Manuscripts
Lot 156
A bookplate design for Lucy Roscoe, the artist's cousin
pencil on paper
8 x 6 cm
Dec 1, 2016Christie's
A bookplate design for Lucy Roscoe, the artist's cousin
pencil on paper
8 x 6 cm
Dec 1, 2016
Christie's • London
Valuable Printed Books and Manuscripts
Lot 160
He hopped so fast that Ribby had to run. It was most conspicuous. All the village could see that Ribby was fetching the doctor
pen and black ink on paper
11 x 17 cm
Dec 1, 2016Christie's
He hopped so fast that Ribby had to run. It was most conspicuous. All the village could see that Ribby was fetching the doctor
pen and black ink on paper
11 x 17 cm
Dec 1, 2016
Christie's • London
Valuable Printed Books and Manuscripts
Lot 157
Original watercolour study of Miss Moppet's mouse
watercolor
8 x 7 cm
Jul 28, 2016Bloomsbury Auctions
Original watercolour study of Miss Moppet's mouse
watercolor
8 x 7 cm
Jul 28, 2016
Bloomsbury Auctions • London
Beatrix Potter: Books & Works on Paper,inc. John R. Cawood Collection
Lot 44
Jul 12, 2016Sotheby's
Jul 12, 2016
Sotheby's
English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
Lot 244
Jul 12, 2016Sotheby's
Jul 12, 2016
Sotheby's
English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
Lot 238
Jul 12, 2016Sotheby's
Jul 12, 2016
Sotheby's
English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
Lot 243
Jul 12, 2016Sotheby's
Jul 12, 2016
Sotheby's
English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
Lot 237
Jul 12, 2016Sotheby's
Jul 12, 2016
Sotheby's
English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
Lot 241
Jul 12, 2016Sotheby's
Jul 12, 2016
Sotheby's
English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
Lot 242
Jul 12, 2016Sotheby's
Jul 12, 2016
Sotheby's
English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
Lot 239
Comical Customers... Ernest Nister, 1894
works on paper
Jul 11, 2016Sotheby's
Comical Customers... Ernest Nister, 1894
works on paper
Jul 11, 2016
Sotheby's • London
English Literature, History, Children's Books and Illustrations
Lot 240
Study for Squirrel Nutkin
watercolor with pencil on paper
23.5 x 14.3 cm
Jan 28, 2016Swann Galleries
Study for Squirrel Nutkin
watercolor with pencil on paper
23.5 x 14.3 cm
Jan 28, 2016
Swann Galleries • New York
Illustration Art
Lot 108
Dec 15, 2015Sotheby's
Dec 15, 2015
Sotheby's
English Literature, History, Children's Books and Illustrations
Lot 181
Dec 15, 2015Sotheby's
Dec 15, 2015
Sotheby's
English Literature, History, Children's Books and Illustrations
Lot 179
Dec 15, 2015Sotheby's
Dec 15, 2015
Sotheby's
English Literature, History, Children's Books and Illustrations
Lot 180
Jun 4, 2015Sotheby's
Jun 4, 2015
Sotheby's
The Library of an English Bibliophile, Part IV
Lot 128