![]() ![]() Tabitha Twitchit, a cat, invites friends for tea. The tale is about manners and how children react to them. The book : Rare and attractive early 1909 edition of The Tale of Tom Kitten - a children's book, written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter. Illustrations: Profusely illustrated with all the beautiful colour plates ( printed on one side of paper). Dated from the endpaper according to Quinby plate VII.īinding: Very good original hardcover binding with white titles, picture onlay on front board, dot in the centre of 'of' and "Tom" on front board (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown). A rare find in such a nice condition!Ĭontent: Good content (bright, tight, light staining in the lower part of the inner hinge of endpaper - as shown, close tears to few outer page margins - as shown). ![]() ![]() Publisher: London and New York, Frederick Warne and Co. ![]()
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