Letter from Warnes
Frederick Warne and Co Ltd..
Category
Manuscripts and documents
Date
3 Dec 1904
Materials
Ink, Paper
Measurements
256 x 203 mm; 2 sheets (Extent)
Place of origin
Bedford Street
Collection
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Cumbria
NT 242288
Summary
Letter to Beatrix Potter from Frederick Warne and Co, dated 3 December 1904 and signed Norman Warne. Regarding proofs showing problems in printing from Beatrix Potter's drawings especially the finest lines; printers suggest use of process black ink rather than Indian ink to improve reproduction of finest lines; suggestion that sketches would be improved by incorporation of more line work in the foreground; proofs of a book catalogue (the Toy Book List).
Makers and roles
Frederick Warne and Co Ltd.., writer