first edition
1922 · London
by Potter, Beatrix
London: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd, 1922. Very good.. First edition of the last book by Potter to be issued in the iconic "Peter Rabbit" format, including revised rhymes first composed as early as 1893. The sequel to APPLEY DAPPLY'S NURSERY RHYMES (1917), Potter's first book of nursery rhymes: both include adaptations of classic nursery rhymes and new compositions of her own. Her interest in traditional nursery rhymes goes back as far as 1893, when she began composing her own versions, long before the success of PETER RABBIT. In 1897 she even turned her Cecily Parsley rhyme into a homemade booklet. After PETER RABBIT took off, Potter turned her attention (truncated)