Beatrix Potter collectors rejoice! Éditions des Saints Pères (SP Books) has published a deluxe, limited printrun of PICTURE LETTERS by Beatrix Potter.
This lavender blue edition is numbered from 1 to 1,000, and retails at $190 USD and £145 UK. Further information about other currencies and countries can be found on their website.
Beatrix Potter Society Members will receive 10% off this purchase! Please see the Members Only page on our website for details. Thank you to SP Books for providing this discount.
This beautiful book contains the following highlights:
• A reproduction of the twelve illustrated letters sent by Beatrix Potter held at the Morgan Library.
• The first large-scale facsimile edition of these letters, presented with Potter’s original drawings.
• Plunge into the scenes of daily life that eventually inspired Potter to adapt her letters into stories.
• With a foreword by the curator and specialist Philip S. Palmer.
These unforgettable characters, adored by children and adults alike, occupy a cherished place in the cultural imagination alongside their creator, author and illustrator Beatrix Potter. In this edition from SP Books, twelve of the illustrated letters she sent to members of the Moore family are reproduced with her original drawings. These letters, brimming with amusing encounters and endearing creatures, eventually inspired Beatrix to devote herself to children’s literature
The group of picture letters reproduced in this book were donated to the Morgan Library (USA) in 1959 by the book collector and army colonel David McCandless McKell. The letters are stored today in the Morgan’s vault and continue to entertain visitors from around the world. This edition features an introduction by Philip S. Palmer, who is the Robert H. Taylor Curator and Department Head of Literary and Historical Manuscripts at the Morgan Library.
Learn more about Beatrix Potter’s picture letters, and this lovely edition here: https://www.spbooks.com/161-picture-letters-9782494080058.html
