The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle

London: Frederick Warne and Co, 1905. First edition. Cloth. Good Only. 5.5" by 4.5". Beatrix Potter. A first edition Beatrix Potter tale, very scarce to see in the publisher's deluxe binding, with Potter's original colourful illustrations. The first edition, first impression, with Plate II endpapers in Quinby, the date 1905 to the title page, and 'How Keld' to page 20.In the very scarce deluxe binding of red cloth.A charming Beatrix Potter tale in which hedgehog washerwoman living in a tiny cottage in the Lake District is discovered by a human child named Lucie.Beautifully illustrated in colour in Potter's typical style, with a colour frontispiece, and twenty-five colour plates.Collated, lacking the front endpaper, and pages 15-18, which includes one plate. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart, with some a few minor marks to the boards. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Lacking the front endpaper. Internally, textblock is detached from the binding. Internally, binding is a little strained in places. Pages are bright and clean with a few light handling marks. Half-title, frontispiece, title page, and pages 8-10 are detached but present. Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the half-title. Small chip to the head of the frontispiece, not affecting the illustration. Lacking pages 15-18. Good Only