An eager student of languages and literature, she grew up loving classic folk and fairy tales.Her talent for drawing and painting was discovered early and encouraged" (Beatrix Potter Society). As was the custom in families of her class, she was educated at home by governesses. "Beatrix Potter, writer of some of the most beloved children's books of all time, was a woman of immense talent, indefatigable spirit, and a generous heart.Although she grew up in London, she was deeply influenced by long family holidays in the countryside, first in Scotland and later in the English lake district. A near fine copy in the original (chipped and torn) glassine wrapper. The absolute bare minimum of rubbing to board extremities. Black and white vignette on title-page and forty-one black and white vignettes in the text. Color frontispiece and fourteen color plates (included in pagination). Color pictorial endpapers (Quinby Plate XI). Large color pictorial label on front cover within a blind rectangular panel surrounded by a broad brown single rule border. Original tan boards decoratively stamped and lettered in dark brown on front cover within a brown single rule border and decoratively stamped and lettered in brown on spine.
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