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London: Frederick Warne & Company. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Early state. Both hinges cracked. Clipping pasted on 3rd FEP. "Dot" in the "O" on the cover and spine self portrait of Potter as Mrs. MacGregor holding the rabbit pie on p. 14.

The Tale of Peter Rabbit is a children's book written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter that follows mischievous and disobedient young Peter Rabbit as he is chased about the garden of Mr. McGregor. He escapes and returns home to his mother, who puts him to bed after dosing him with tea. 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 it was printed in a trade edition by Frederick Warne & Co. in 1902. The book was a success, and multiple reprints were issued in the years immediately following its debut. It has been reprinted multiple times since then and is regarded as one of the most iconic children's books.

For The Tale of Peter Rabbit, a first edition can be determined by its smaller size, the lack of 'Ltd.' after the Frederick Warne & Co publishing company name on the title page, and the date of 1902 printed on the title page.