Because they have always been completely true to a child's experience, Potter's 23 books continue to endure. She had first edition copies of all of Potters stories and read them to us as kids, but the only one I ever wanted her to read was this one. But whatever the tale, both children and adults alike can be delighted by the artistry in Potter's illustrations, while they also enjoy a very good read. She is older than the original fairy tale version, having grown up under the care of the. Of course, Beatrix Potter created many memorable children's characters, including Benjamin Bunny, Tom Kitten, Jemima Puddle-duck and Jeremy Fisher. There are blind mice in his food, a big, bad wolf in his bed. Four were sacrificed in 1903 to make space for illustrated endpapers, and two have never been used before. front joint partly split, some wear to extremities, 16mo, plus The Tale of Two Bad Mice, 1st edition, Warne, 1904, colour illustrations throughout. Most notably, The Tale of Peter Rabbit restores six of Potter's original illustrations. The colors and details of the watercolors in the volumes are reproduced more accurately than ever before, and it has now been possible to disguise damage that has affected the artwork over the years. Read the latest reviews for The Tale of Two Bad Mice by Beatrix Potter and Beatrix Potter at, the UKs largest childrens book review community.

The aim of these editions is to be as close as possible to Beatrix Potter's intentions while benefiting from modern printing and design techniques. To celebrate Peter's birthday, Frederick Warne is publishing new editions of all 23 of Potter's original tales, which take the very first printings of Potter's works as their guide.

The tale of two bad mice first edition