Four Collectible Vintage Beatrix Potter Books (1 Rare Scottish Language Edition)

  

Set of Four Collectible Vintage Beatrix Potter Hardback Books Including A Rare Scottish Language Edition. The Tale of Benjamin Bunny. The Tale of Jeremy Fisher. The Tale of Peter Rabbit. The Tale o Peter Kinnen (Translation in to Lowland Scots).

Please note: The photographs have been taken of the books with and without the dust covers hence the different colours etc. Three with original d ust covers. The Peter Rabbit book is the only one without the original cover. All are highly collectible whilst two In particular more sought after as they are old late 1960s or early 1970s books with prices of 35p & 40p still on them. One is 2002 and the other a 2004 edition and print.

All in very good condition. Please browse all 12 photographs attached for details, size, weight and condition as they are self explanatory.

All four are fictional animal characters in various children's stories by Beatrix Potter originally published by F. They first appeared in The Tale of Peter Rabbit in 1902 and subsequently in five more books between 1904 and 1912.

Spinoff merchandise includes dishes, wallpaper, and dolls. He appears as a character in a number of adaptations. Is a British publisher founded in 1865.

It is famous for children's books, particularly those of Beatrix Potter, and for its Observer's Books, which have gained a cult following. The Tale of Benjamin Bunny was written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter, and first published by Frederick Warne & Co. The book is a sequel to The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902), and tells of Peter's return to Mr. McGregor's garden with his cousin Benjamin to retrieve the clothes he lost there during his previous adventure.

In Benjamin Bunny, Potter deepened the rabbit universe she created in Peter Rabbit, and, in doing so, suggested the rabbit world was parallel to the human world but complete and sufficient unto itself. Jeremy Fisher was published by Frederick Warne & Co. Jeremy's origin lies in a letter she wrote to a child in 1893. She revised it in 1906, and moved its setting from the River Tay to the English Lake District. The tale reflects her love for the Lake District and her admiration for children's illustrator Randolph Caldecott.

The Tale of Peter Rabbit was written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter that follows mischievous and disobedient young Peter Rabbit as he gets into, and is chased around, the garden of Mr. The tale was written for five-year-old Noel Moore, son of Potter's former governess Annie Carter Moore, in 1893. It was revised and privately printed by Potter in 1901 after several publishers' rejections, but was printed in a trade edition by Frederick Warne & Co. The book was a success, and multiple reprints were issued in the years immediately following its debut. Since its release, the book has generated considerable merchandise for both children and adults, including toys, dishes, foods, clothing, and videos. Potter was one of the first to be responsible for such merchandise when she patented a Peter Rabbit doll in 1903 and followed it almost immediately with a Peter Rabbit board game. Peter Rabbit has remained popular amongst children for more than a century and continues to be adapted and expanded through new book editions, television and film.

Peter Rabbit and his three sisters Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-Tail enjoy spending their days in Mr. When one of McGregor's relatives suddenly moves in, he's less than thrilled to discover a family of rabbits in his new home.

A battle of wills soon breaks out as the new owner hatches scheme after scheme to get rid of Peter -- a resourceful rabbit who proves to be a worthy and wily opponent. The Tale o Peter Kinnen is a translation into Lowland Scots of The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter.

Published by the Beatrix Potter Society. The translation by Lynne McGeachie provides a clever use of Scots which beautifully complements Beatrix Potter's original illustrations and with the inclusion in this edition of six extra pictures, The Tale o Peter Kinnen will be a'bonnie' addition to any bookcase. It will also bring Peter Rabbit to many young Scottish readers for the first time and gives others a taste of a different, and unique, edition of one of the world's best loved children's stories.

Helen Beatrix Potter was an English writer, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist best known for her children's books featuring animals, such as those in The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Born into an upper-middle-class household, Potter was educated by governesses and grew up isolated from other children. She had numerous pets and spent holidays in Scotland and the Lake District, developing a love of landscape, flora, and fauna, all of which she closely observed and painted. Though Potter was typical of women of her generation in having limited opportunities for higher education, her study and watercolours of fungi led to her being widely respected in the field of mycology. In her thirties, Potter self-published the highly successful children's book The Tale of Peter Rabbit.

Following this, Potter began writing and illustrating children's books full-time. In all, Potter wrote thirty books; the best known being her twenty-three children's tales.

With the proceeds from the books and a legacy from an aunt, in 1905 Potter bought Hill Top Farm in Near Sawrey, a village in the Lake District which at that time was in Lancashire. In 1913, at the age of 47, she married William Heelis, a respected local solicitor from Hawkshead. Potter was also a prize-winning breeder of Herdwick sheep and a prosperous farmer keenly interested in land preservation. Potter died of pneumonia and heart disease on 22 December 1943 at her home in Near Sawrey at the age of 77, leaving almost all her property to the National Trust. She is credited with preserving much of the land that now constitutes the Lake District National Park. Potter's books continue to sell throughout the world in many languages with her stories being retold in song, film, ballet, and animation, and her life depicted in a feature film and television film. Potter left almost all the original illustrations for her books to the English National Trust. This item is in the category "Books, Comics & Magazines\Books".

The seller is "santoor-uk" and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Personalised: No
• Book Title: Various Topics
• Custom Bundle: No
• Book Series: As In Photos Attached
• Vintage: Yes
• Format: Hardback
• Language: English & Scottish
• Item Height: As In Photos Attached
• Features: Collectible
• Topic: Fictional Children’s Topics
• Unit Quantity: Set of 4
• Item Width: As In Photos Attached
• Character: As In Photos Attached
• Signed: No
• Ex Libris: No
• Narrative Type: Fiction
• Publisher: Frederick Warne & Co
• Inscribed: No
• Modified Item: No
• Series: Beatrix Potter
• Publication Year: 1960s To Early 2000s
• Type: Picture Book
• Era: As In Photos Attached
• Illustrator: As In Photos Attached
• Special Attributes: Illustrated, Dust Jacket
• Author: Beatrix Potter
• Genre: Fairy Tale
• Time Period Manufactured: Vintage
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
• Item Weight: 500g Total
• Personalise: No