The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan, Beatrix Potter

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The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan, Beatrix Potter

Name: The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan, Beatrix Potter
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 5861
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Publication: London, Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd., 1953

Formatting: 16mo, pp. 59.

Condition Report: Very Good. The original buff boards are secure and tight, showing expected age-toning, mild rear foxing, and minor rubbing to the spine ends and corners. The pictorial paste-down on the front board remains remarkably bright, crisp, and unrubbed. Internally, the binding is firm; the character endpapers and pages are largely clean with only occasional light spotting or handling marks, while the text block itself sits square. A well-preserved, highly presentable mid-century copy that easily justifies a Very Good grade.

Catalogue Note: This copy features the post-1918 character endpapers and the "Ltd." publisher imprint, indicating a post-1919 publication. The printer's code "180 353" at the foot of the final text page identifies this as a mid-century reprint by Edmund Evans, Ltd., dating to March 1953. It includes Potter's charming colour and black-and-white illustrations throughout.

Originally published in 1905 in a larger format under the title The Pie and the Patty-Pan, Frederick Warne & Co. reduced the size of the book in 1930 to match the rest of the Peter Rabbit series and altered the title to The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan. While common in the broader landscape of Potter publications, surviving mid-century copies in such tight, clean condition remain desirable for collectors seeking vintage reading copies.

Beatrix Potter's delightfully humorous tale centres on a tea party hosted by Ribby the cat for her friend Duchess, a somewhat anxious Pomeranian dog. When Ribby bakes a mouse pie for her guest, Duchess is secretly horrified and plots to substitute it with a veal and ham pie of her own. A comedy of errors ensues, complete with a dual-oven mix-up and the suspected swallowing of a tin patty-pan. Set against the charming backdrop of Potter's beloved Sawrey village, it remains one of her most gently satirical and intricately illustrated stories.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Beatrix Potter

Book Publisher: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd.

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Children's

Genre: Children's Fiction & True Stories

Book edition:

Signed: No

Book Pages: 59

Book Publication Year: 1953

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Beatrix Potter

Book Series: Peter Rabbit Series

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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