Dust cover
Frederick Warne and Co Ltd..
Category
Books
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper
Measurements
362 mm (length); 146 mm (width)
Place of origin
London
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 670462
Summary
A single sheet of paper which was the dust cover of the book. The part which would have covered the front of the book has, written in black across the top, 'The Story of A Fierce Bad Rabbit', and across the bottom 'by Beatrix Potter, F. Warne And Co. Ltd'. Between these two is a coloured illustration of the rabbit sitting on a green bench eating a carrot. Along the spine is printed in black 'The Story Of A Fierce Bad Rabbit'. The part that would have covered the back of the book has a list of Peter Rabbit books and other associated books. The pieces that would have folded round the covers have lists of the books translated into Latin, French, Italian and the i.t.a. The price has been cut off.
Makers and roles
Frederick Warne and Co Ltd.., engraver and publisher