GIFTS 92 “It Is Said That The Effect Of Eating Too Much Lettuce Is ‘Soporific’” 138POTTER, Beatrix. The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies. London and New York, 1909. 16mo, original brown paper boards, mounted cover illustration. $2300 First edition of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny’s further adventures, with color frontispiece and 26 color plates. The story of Peter Rabbit’s sister Flopsy and her family represents the final stage “in the defeat of Mr. McGregor, who by the end… has been made into a proper fool, just as giants should be” (Carpenter, 146). Without very scarce original dust jacket. Near-fine. “The Nest Is So Snug, We Shall Be Sound Asleep All Winter” 139POTTER, Beatrix. The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes. London and New York, 1911. 16mo, original brown boards, mounted cover illustration. $2000 First edition of Potter’s gift to her devoted American readers, with color frontispiece and 26 color plates. “It is believed that The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes was written primarily for American children because they would be familiar with both chipmunks and bears. They would also be familiar with grey squirrels like Timmy Tiptoes and his wife Goody” (Linder, 208). Without extremely scarce original glassine. Near-fine. “Then Over The Hills And Far Away She Danced With Pigling Bland” 140POTTER, Beatrix. The Tale of Pigling Bland. London and New York, 1913. 12mo, original light green paper boards, mounted cover illustration. $1700 First edition of Potter’s story of two piglets’ escape into a new life, illustrated with frontispiece, 14 color plates and 37 in-text vignettes. Potter’s 19th book was the second title to appear in the “New Series” and the last she published before her marriage to William Heelis. Without scarce original glassine. Nearfine. “Ooooooooooooo! I Absolutely Love Christmas” 137THOMPSON, Kay. Eloise at Christmastime. Drawings by Hilary Knight. New York, 1999. Slim quarto, original green cloth, mounted cover illustration, slipcase, shipping carton. $950 Signed limited edition of the third Eloise book, wonderfully illustrated by Hilary Knight, one of 250 copies signed by him. Eloise celebrates the holiday season in her inimitable way. First published in 1958. Fine.
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