#frederick warne

[enchantedbook]

Cinderella by Frederick Warne

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Aard Wolf, Spotted Hyena and Striped Hyena. Illustration for Warne's Picture Natural History Animals (Frederick Warne, c 1870)

[mickeslibrary]

Beatrix Potter: The Tale of Mr. Tod. Cover and illustrations by the author. Frederick Warne & CO, UK,1985.

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Day 62: Fairy

(3h)

ref: frederick warne flower fairies

[nunopds]

A História da Gata das Botas, de Beatrix Potter

A História da Gata das Botas, de Beatrix Potter

Quando foi anunciado que tinha sido redescoberta uma história da incontornável Beatrix Potter que seria publicada em formato livro, tal originou um fenómeno de pré-vendas no Reino Unido. Não era para menos! Em 2016, comemorava-se os 150 anos da data de nascimento da famosa autora de Peter Rabbit e demais obras infantis protagonizadas por animais, publicadas no início do século passado. Não só a…

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[literarykids]

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The Tailor of Gloucester by Beatrix Potter (Frederick Warne, [1993]). A nice deluxe edition in cloth slipcase published to commemorate 100 years (1893-1993) of Peter Rabbit.

[gregorygalloway]

After having been rejected by a number of UK publishing companies, Beatrix Potter self-published The Tale of Peter Rabbit on 16 December 1901, with a first edition of 250 copies.

Less than a year later, Frederick Warne & Co., who had rejected Potter’s manuscript, published 5,000 copies. It immediately sold out, and by the middle of 1903, sales were approaching 50,000 copies in the UK.

Warne’s New York office failed to obtain a US copyright, and Potter received no payment for the unauthorized publication.

Potter, however, was the first to exploit the commercial possibilities of her characters and tales; between 1903 and 1905 Peter Rabbit stuffed toys, wallpaper, and other merchandising products were released.