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| First edition of The Tale of Peter Rabbit sells for £43k at auction | |
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| A first edition of Beatrix Potter's most iconic work, the Tale of Peter Rabbit has sold at auction for £43,400 - an increase of more than £8,000 on its listed price. | |
| The total sale of nearly 100 items is estimated to fetch more than £100,000. | |
| Most of the items were amassed by John Cawood from the Lake District, with which Potter had a long association. | Most of the items were amassed by John Cawood from the Lake District, with which Potter had a long association. |
| Memorabilia is being auctioned to mark 150 years since the author's birth. | |
| Developing a passion for Beatrix Potter as a child, Mr Cawood started his collection in 1972 and from then he set out to achieve a complete set of first editions of her books. | Developing a passion for Beatrix Potter as a child, Mr Cawood started his collection in 1972 and from then he set out to achieve a complete set of first editions of her books. |
| A pioneering businesswoman | A pioneering businesswoman |
| Beatrix Potter did not stop at writing the tales that would last for more than a century. In 1903 Peter Rabbit became the first literary character in the world to be licensed and turned into a doll. | Beatrix Potter did not stop at writing the tales that would last for more than a century. In 1903 Peter Rabbit became the first literary character in the world to be licensed and turned into a doll. |
| It was all the author's idea too. She went on to invent a Peter Rabbit board game a year later and came up with further spin-offs, such as painting books, featuring her characters. | It was all the author's idea too. She went on to invent a Peter Rabbit board game a year later and came up with further spin-offs, such as painting books, featuring her characters. |
| Beatrix Potter's legacy is a huge money-spinner for the Lake District, not only from the buildings and land she left to the National Trust but in the thousands of people who visit from all over the world, including Japan, where Peter Rabbit and other characters have acted as mascots for banks. | Beatrix Potter's legacy is a huge money-spinner for the Lake District, not only from the buildings and land she left to the National Trust but in the thousands of people who visit from all over the world, including Japan, where Peter Rabbit and other characters have acted as mascots for banks. |
| The illustration for The Story of Miss Moppet features instructions from the author on how it was to be reduced for the title-page illustration. | The illustration for The Story of Miss Moppet features instructions from the author on how it was to be reduced for the title-page illustration. |
| A first edition of the book also features in the sale. | A first edition of the book also features in the sale. |
| A handwritten letter dated February 1924, from Beatrix Heelis, the author's married name, to Nurse Edwards is estimated to fetch up to £1,200. | A handwritten letter dated February 1924, from Beatrix Heelis, the author's married name, to Nurse Edwards is estimated to fetch up to £1,200. |
| The auction is taking place at Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions in Maddox Street, London. | |
| Stamps depicting Beatrix Potter's creations, such as Peter Rabbit and Mrs Tiggy-Winkle, have also been released on the same day to mark the 150th anniversary of her birth. |