A gift set featuring eleven original Beatrix Potter tales, with their classic Beatrix Potter illustrations. An exclusive Folio Society Special Edition in great condition for a gift.
2. The Tales of Beatrix Potter
Beatrix Potter’s tales of endearing animals with human traits have been charming children for generations. An artist, author and conservationist, Potter was a woman of prodigious and varied talents and her love of flora and fauna is evident in her beautifully detailed, evocative drawings. Discouraged from pursuing a career in science, she published her first book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, when she was in her thirties. Forty million copies have been sold since 1902 and its success led Potter to compose and illustrate a total of 23 books.
11 of Potter’s best-loved stories have been selected for The Heritage Collection:
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
Cecily Parsley's Nursery Rhymes
The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse
Appley Dapply's Nursery Rhymes
The Tale of Mr. Tod
The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes
The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse
The Tale of Ginger and Pickles
The Story of Samuel Whiskers
The Tale of Tom Kitten
The Tale of a Fierce Bad Rabbit
This special edition has been published exclusively for Folio, and each beautifully crafted book features a gold-blocked cloth binding and gilding on all page edges. The exquisite endpapers replicate the binding design of deluxe editions published by Warne in 1903, a patterned calico supplied by Edmund Potter and Company, Beatrix’s paternal grandfather.