Dust cover
Frederick Warne and Co Ltd..
Category
Books
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper
Measurements
375 mm (length); 145 mm (width)
Place of origin
London
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 670465
Summary
A dust cover of a Beatrix Potter book. The part that would have covered the front of the book has printed, in black across the top, 'The Tale Of Timmy Tiptoes' and 'by Beatrix Potter, F. Warne And Co. Ltd.' across the bottom. Between these two is a coloured picture of a squirrel sitting on a branch. Along the spine is printed 'The Tale Of Tommy Tiptoes'. The part that would have covered the back has a list of books in the series written by Beatrix Potter and other associated literature. The parts that would fold inside the covers had lists of the books and the languages into which they were translated viz. Latin, French, Welsh, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian and i.t.a.
Makers and roles
Frederick Warne and Co Ltd.., engraver and publisher