The Story of Miss Moppet.

London; New York; Frederick Warne & Company, 1906., 1906. Original Wrappers. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE with "London & New York" stamped on lower cover. Sextodecimo concertina format. Contents are arranged as a panorama, concertina style in fourteen pairs with the text facing the accompanying illustration. Original pale blue wallet-style binding with tab and slot, with dark blue decorative titles and an oval colour illustration of Miss Moppet laid on to upper board and Frederick Warne London & New York stamped to rear cover. A miniscule closed (repaired) tear to edge of leaf [14] and a small (3cm), two small tears starting to joint of wallet but firmly holding. Some leaves lightly edge-rubbed otherwise an very clean and bright example of this format. Charming illustrated and much-loved third work of Beatrice Potter in the unusual panoramic concertina format. It was Potter herself who insisted on this format drawing inspiration from Cruikshank's Comic Alphabet, later editions were all printed in conventional bindings as, being a children's book, copies did not survive much handling. Only two of Potter's works appeared this way and few survive without damage, most appearing without the tab to close the wallet. Scarce in this condition.