"Catalogue by Anne Stevenson Hobbs, book descriptions by Ivy Trent. Photography by Mike Blisett and by Bill Inoshita. Designed and typeset by Patrick Reagh Printers, Inc. ..."--Title page verso. "Only a fraction of Lloyd Cotsen's Beatrix Potter Collection is in Princeton ... the main part ... remains under his personal care in Los Angeles"--Introduction (p. [xi]). "Published in an edition of 500. 200 copies have been bound in cloth with letterpress-printed onlay of The owl and the pussycat for presentation by Mr. and Mrs. Cotsen. The remaining 300 copies have been bound in matching paper boards ..."--Colophon. Includes bibliographical references (page 180) and index.
Contents:
pt. I. Original artworks. Manuscripts. Printed ephemera. Photographs. Books. Commercial merchandise -- pt. II. Facsimiles of picture letters.
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