1946 Rare First Edition - The Tale of Beatrix Potter by Margaret LaneAuthor: Margaret Lane. Title: The Tale of Beatrix Potter, A Biography. Publisher: London, Frederick Warne and Co., 1946. First Edition. Language: Text in English. Size: 8. 5" X 6". Pages: 175 pages. Binding: Very good original publisher's full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed as shown) in a very good dust jacket (some chips and tears as shown, price unclipped) under a protective removable mylar cover. Content: Very good content

Sowerby was among the earliest women to illustrate Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland

The author:  Homer is the legendary ancient Greek poet traditionally said to be the author of the epic poems The Iliad and the Odyssey

who was known for his audacious adventures as a pirate in the Pacific

Her artwork was featured on 22 magazine covers such as Woman's Home Companion and McCall's between 1906 and 1920

EZEKIEL | DANIEL | HOSEA | JOEL | AMOS | OBADIAH | JONAH | MICAH | NAHUM | HABAKKUK | ZEPHANIAH | HAGGAI | ZECHARIAH | MALACHI

All color plates are present

Estimate: (USD 500 - USD 750)

It was adapted into the 1968 film Planet of the Apes

Illustrations: Complete with the nine wonderful full-page color plates and many black and white drawings within the text by Maurice Lalau

Life Among the Lowly -- an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe

Binding: Good contemporary vellum binding with visible stitching and faded hand-written title along the spine

The book: Beautiful limited edition illustrated by Louise Gaston of the Sonnets from the Portuguese