The Tale of Pigling Bland

New York: Frederick Warne & Co, 1913. 94 pp. First American edition. Brown paper boards with applied anthropomorphic stamp and color pictorial endpapers. It has 15 color illustration and numerous black and white text illustrations in order to accompany the story of a pig that is looking for freedom. Potter got inspiration from her own life on a farm and observing pigs, using them as models. It is everything that a Potter book can have, talking and dressed animals, near death experiences, and ultimately a happy ending. 5 1/2" x 4" N.B. This copy sold as Lot 46 at Christie's East, the Doris Frohnsdorff Collection, April 16, 1997.