Sister Anne by Beatrix Potter (3 results)

First edition of Potter's gothic retelling of Bluebeard, the second issue (with frontispiece properly placed) in the scarce original dust jacket. Beatrix Potter was unable to bear the strain of providing illustrations for SISTER ANNE, therefore the publisher had them executed by American artist Katherine Sturgis. Potter was pleased with Sturgis' artistry, praising her use of black that gave the story "an effective air of mystery" (Linder). This title did not enjoy the popularity of Potter's earlier works, perhaps...

8vo. 7.75 x 5.5 inches. 154 pp. Bound in original blue cloth, gilt,with gilt block on front board, in unclipped pink pictorial dust wrapper, which has loss at head and tail of sunned spine. Spine titles faded, but otherwise a very good copy. FIRST EDITION. SECOND ISSUE. Illustrated 13 whole paqe black and white drawings, including frontispiece. The last book to be both written and published in the lifetime of Beatrix Potter (1866-1943). It is a a version of...

First edition, first issue. With the frontispiece incorrectly published opposite p. 7, rather than than title page. A Fairy Caravan offshoot, this is Potter's version of the tale of Bluebeard. It was withdrawn from The Fairy Caravan due to its length, and Potter now offered it to McKay as a story on its own. Due to her age and poor eyesight, Potter was unwilling to undertake the illustrating of Sister Anne, but was very pleased by the pen-and-ink artwork...