Tale of Peter Rabbit

This edition, with reoriginated illustrations and type, marks the centenary of the fist publication by Frederick Warne of The Tale of Peter Rabbit in 1902. Taking the fist edition as a guide, the aim has been to follow faithfully Beatrix Potter's intentions while benefiting from advances in modern printing and design techniques. The colours and detail of the watercolours are here reproduced more accurately than ever before, and it has now also been possible to disguise damage that has affected the artwork over the years. The text is reset in a period typeface of the right weight to harmonize with the delicacy of the pictures. Most notably this edition restores six extra illustrations. Four of these were sacrificed in 1903 to make space for illustrated endpapers. The other two have never been used before, Beatrix Potter having initially prepared more illustrations than could be accommodated in the original format.

Beatrix Potter, 69 pages, hardcover.