POTTER BEATRIX. Copy inscribed by author. The Tale of Johnny...

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POTTER BEATRIX. Copy inscribed by author. The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse. Col. frontis, title vignette & col. plates. Orig. grey brds. with illustration, some wear, loss to much of backstrip. 1st ed., prob. 2nd imp. with the n in London present, dots in the letters O on upper brd. Copyright 1918 by Frederick Warne & Co. Inscribed in ink by Beatrix Potter "To Harry Byers from Mrs Heelis, Dec 25 18, Wishing him a Merry Christmas"; also The Tale of Benjamin Bunny, poor cond., frontis. torn with loss, tape reps. to several leaves, loose throughout but complete, pict. brds. det. but present, lacking backstrip, 1st ed., 1904, inscribed in a contemporary hand but prob. not that of the author "From Miss Potter, Xmas 1904" with Harry Byers` ownership inscription to reverse of torn frontis leaf. (2). Harry Byers was Beatrix Potter`s gardener.