beatrix potter the tale of timmy tiptoes

Housed in a quarter dark blue morocco clamshell case with felt lining. The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes is number twelve in Beatrix Potters series of 23 little books, the titles of which are as follows:1 The Tale of Peter Rabbit2 The. In the original glazed paper glassine dust jacket printed in black with the price “1/- NET” at foot of spine, with vertical lines at the top and bottom of the spine indicating where the fold should come for the front panel, with an advertisement for “The Peter Rabbit Books” on the rear panel listing The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes under “New Book for 1911,” an advertisement on the front flap: “Children Will Revel In The Story of The Roly=Poly Pudding…The Pie & The Patty=Pan…Ginger and Pickles,” and an advertisement on the rear flap: “A Novel and Charming Pocket Series by Beatrix Potter…The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit…The Story of Miss Moppet.” A remarkable and complete jacket, with only a tiny bit of chipping at the top and bottom of the spine and a closed tear at the bottom of the spine. Color pictorial endpapers (Quinby Plate X). Cover pictorial label (measuring 2 5/8 x 2 1/4 inches 67 x 57 mm.) on front cover within a blind arch-shaped panel outlined in blind. Original dark green boards ruled and lettered in white on front cover and lettered in white spine. Color frontispiece and twenty-six color plates (included in pagination). London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1911.įirst edition. In the Original Printed Glassine Dust Jacket Item #00687 First Edition of The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes

429 Quinby 20.POTTER, Beatrix Tale of Timmy Tiptoes, The This is remarkable condition for fragile paper-covered boards intended for children's use. This copy is in dark green boards, and is near-fine (scarcely any external wear, minor cracking at one end of the front endpaper - which bears an 'Xmas /11' inscription). Customers could buy TIMMY TIPTOES in either light brown or dark green paper boards, priced at 1/-, or in decorated cloth, at 1/6.

The presence of chipmunks and a bear in this tale have led to speculation that the author had American children in mind when she wrote and illustrated this book. He had a nest thatched with leaves in the top of a tall tree. Timmy is wrongly accused of stealing other squirrels' nuts and is thrown through a tree-hole into his and Goody's nut storehouse - where he gets sidetracked and eats so many of the nuts that he becomes too fat to get out. Once upon a time there was a little fat comfortable grey squirrel, called Timmy Tiptoes. First Edition of these adventures of Timmy Tiptoes (and his wife Goody), grey squirrels trying to get nuts collected and stored up for the oncoming winter. Original dark green paper boards with arched pictorial onlay.

Beatrix potter the tale of timmy tiptoes