{"product_id":"1929-beatrix-potter-the-fairy-caravan-first-american-edition-preceding-the-british","title":"1929 BEATRIX POTTER. The Fairy Caravan. First Edition of Her Most Personal Book.","description":"\u003cp\u003eA very smartly preserved true first edition, the American preceding the British, of \u003cem\u003eThe Fairy Caravan. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"With the exception of Little Pig Robinson, which was published in 1930, Beatrix Potter had\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enow finished her Peter Rabbit series of stories. . . . She had no intention of producing another book until Alexander \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"match\"\u003eMcKay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e came over from Philadelphia and persuaded her to do so. It was intended that his book should be printed only in American. . . Beatrix Potter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edid not wish for an English edition . . . she felt that the stories were 'too personal---too autobiographical' to publish in this [her home] country.\" (Linder p.292). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePotter, Beatrix. The Fairy Caravan. Philadelphia. David McKay Company. 1929. First Edition. 225pp.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good condition with original full color lithographed front panel in a remarkably good state, a few smallish flecks of white to cloth and very minor handling at lower corner of image. Interior very good with just the slightest occasional thumbing. No ownership marks. A superb example. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Specs Fine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43141073010724,"sku":null,"price":550.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0093\/3910\/9435\/files\/01-08-2026SpecsFineBooks-9.jpg?v=1767979742","url":"https:\/\/specsfinebooks.com\/products\/1929-beatrix-potter-the-fairy-caravan-first-american-edition-preceding-the-british","provider":"Specs Fine Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}