{"product_id":"beatrix-potter-tom-kittens-painting-book-first-edition-1917","title":"Tom Kitten's Painting Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e(Children's Books, Illustrated Books, Activity Books) \u003cspan class=\"citation-1295\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1294 citation-1295\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1293 citation-1294 citation-1295\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1292 citation-1293 citation-1294 citation-1295\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1291 citation-1292 citation-1293 citation-1294 citation-1295\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1290 citation-1291 citation-1292 citation-1293 citation-1294 citation-1295\"\u003ePOTTER, Beatrix. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1290 citation-1291 citation-1292 citation-1293 citation-1294 citation-1295\"\u003eTOM KITTEN'S PAINTING BOOK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1290 citation-1291 citation-1292 citation-1293 citation-1294 citation-1295 citation-end-1295\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1624 citation-1625 citation-1626 citation-1627\"\u003eLondon \u0026amp; New York: Frederick Warne \u0026amp; Co., [1917]. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1624 citation-1625 citation-1626 citation-1627\"\u003eFIRST EDITION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1624 citation-1625 citation-1626 citation-1627 citation-end-1627\"\u003e. Square 8vo - 8-1\/4\" x 7\". Color pictorial stiff card wrappers with titles and image of Tom Kitten standing before a canvas on an easel with paintbrush i\u003csup class=\"superscript embedded\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1624 citation-1625 citation-1626 citation-end-1626\"\u003en hand to front wrapper, titles in w\u003csup class=\"superscript embedded\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1624 citation-1625 citation-end-1625\"\u003ehite to spine, and color pictorial publisher's advertisement for \"The Peter Rabbit Books By Beatrix Potter\" with\u003csup class=\"superscript embedded\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1624 citation-end-1624\"\u003e ten \"First Series\" titles and two \"Second Series\" titles listed to back wrappe\u003csup class=\"superscript embedded\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003er. \u003cspan class=\"citation-1621\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1621 citation-1623\"\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1620 citation-1621 citation-1623\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1620 citation-1621 citation-1622 citation-1623 citation-end-1623\"\u003eoriginal publisher's printed glassine dust jacket with price (One Shilling Net) to front panel and publisher's advertisement for other Potter titles and merchandise, e.g., \"Peter Rabbit's Slippers: The 'Joy' Footwear For Tiny \u003csup class=\"superscript embedded\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1620 citation-1621 citation-1622 citation-end-1622\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript embedded\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1620 citation-1621 citation-end-1621\"\u003eFeet,\" to both front and rear fl\u003csup class=\"superscript embedded\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1620 citation-end-1620\"\u003e\u003csup class=\"superscript embedded\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eaps. [\u003cspan class=\"citation-1617\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1617 citation-1618\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1617 citation-1618 citation-1619 citation-end-1619\"\u003e20] leaves, including pastedown illustrations, printed on one side only. Illustrated with eight color plates from eight different Potter stories, each with a facing outline illustration intended to be painted or color\u003csup class=\"superscript embedded\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1617 citation-1618 citation-end-1618\"\u003eed-in by the book's owner; all outline illustrations remain entirely uncolored as issued, with corresponding story text appearing below each\u003csup class=\"superscript embedded\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1617 citation-end-1617\"\u003e illustration. The physical condition of the item is graded VERY\u003csup class=\"superscript embedded\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e GOOD + for the book and VERY GOOD - for the glassine jacket (\u003cspan class=\"citation-1614\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1614 citation-1615\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1614 citation-1615 citation-1616 citation-end-1616\"\u003eutilizing the standard antiquarian book grading scale for works on paper). Wrappers exhibit light chipping to spine ends and a few minor marks to back wrapper. Printed glassine dust jacket exhibits minor fraying to edges, small chip\u003csup class=\"superscript embedded\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1614 citation-1615 citation-end-1615\"\u003es to head and tail of spine, and a larger chip with some staining to back panel, while remaining nearly complete with all printi\u003csup class=\"superscript embedded\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1614 citation-end-1614\"\u003eng bright and legible. Internally in nearly pristine condition with completely uncolored p\u003csup class=\"superscript embedded\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003elates. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEarly Beatrix Potter Activity Book Design and Production\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished during the First World War in 1917, \u003ci\u003eTom Kitten's Painting Book\u003c\/i\u003e represented Beatrix Potter's second interactive painting book project for Frederick Warne \u0026amp; Co., following her initial \u003ci\u003ePeter Rabbit's Painting Book\u003c\/i\u003e (1911). Designed to engage children's creative participation during wartime home leisure, the work cleverly recycled beloved visual assets from her core series—including scenes from \u003ci\u003eThe Tale of Tom Kitten\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Tale of Peter Rabbit\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Tale of Benjamin Bunny\u003c\/i\u003e—paired alongside blank outline plates for hand-coloring. Surviving examples with the original printed glassine dust jacket intact are extraordinarily scarce, as these fragile unreinforced wrappers were routinely discarded upon opening or destroyed during juvenile use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSeries Bibliography, Census, and Market Scarcity\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause interactive activity books were inherently intended for childhood consumption and marking, the vast majority of copies were painted, heavily used, or physically deteriorated over time. An uncolored copy retaining its fragile publisher's printed glassine dust jacket represents a remarkable survival in twentieth-century children's literature. A current global sweep of the \u003cstrong\u003eOCLC\/WorldCat database locates only 4 copies\u003c\/strong\u003e preserved in institutional special collections worldwide: Bryn Mawr College, \u003cstrong\u003ePrinceton University Library\u003c\/strong\u003e, New York Public Library System, and the \u003cstrong\u003eNational Art Library at the Victoria and Albert Museum\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN EXCEEDINGLY RARE AND HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT 1917 FIRST EDITION OF BEATRIX POTTER'S \"TOM KITTEN'S PAINTING BOOK\" IN UNCOLORED CONDITION WITH THE ORIGINAL PRINTED GLASSINE DUST JACKET, REPRESENTING A CRITICAL ACQUISITION FOR INSTITUTIONAL SPECIAL COLLECTIONS OR EXTRAORDINARY PRIVATE COLLECTIONS DEVOTED TO THE HISTORY OF BEATRIX POTTER, TWENTIETH-CENTURY CHILDREN'S BOOKS, OR HISTORIC JUVENILE ACTIVITY BOOKS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e# 001136\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42428804530325,"sku":null,"price":12750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/2589\/2245\/products\/tomkittenspaintingbook.01.20220605.jpg?v=1655599041","url":"https:\/\/wallaceandclark.com\/products\/beatrix-potter-tom-kittens-painting-book-first-edition-1917","provider":"Wallace \u0026 Clark, Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}