Dust cover
Frederick Warne Co.Ltd.
Category
Books
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper
Measurements
368 mm (length); 142 mm (width)
Place of origin
London
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 670466
Summary
A dust cover for a Beatrix Potter book. The part of the cover that would have covered the front of the book has, printed in black, across the top 'The Tale Of Two Bad Mice' and across the bottom 'by Beatrix Potter, F. Warne and Co. Ltd'. Between the two is a coloured picture of a mouse with a dustpan and brush. The spine has printed 'The Tale Of Two Bad Mice'. The part that would have covered the back has a list of other books in the series and associated literature. The parts that would have folded inside the covers have 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 Co.Ltd., engraver and publisher