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During
Altemus’
publishing
history
Peter
Rabbit
books were
part of
eight
different
series.
They
published
the first
American
piracy of
The Tale
of Peter
Rabbit in
1904 as
part of
the Wee
Books for
Wee Folks
Series.
Each of
the other
series
that Peter
Rabbit was
part of is
described
below as
well as in
the body
of the
bibliography.
Pictures
are found
in the
picture
section.
Frederick
Warne &
Company
failed to
obtain a
copyright
for their
version of
The Tale
of Peter
Rabbit.
Capitalizing
on this
blunder,
Henry
Altemus
published
its
version of
this book
as part of
its 6
volume Wee
Books for
Wee Folks
Series
which was
introduced
in
1904.This
1904
Altemus
version of
The Tale
of Peter
Rabbit was
copied
from
Warnes
fourth
printing
of Peter
Rabbit
from 1903.
It had the
identical
text and
pictures.
This
edition
even
copied the
format
style of
having a
blank page
before
each page
of text
and and
after each
illustration.
These 50
cent books
could be
purchased
in two
volume
boxed sets
or singly.
Peter
Rabbit was
boxed with
The
Foolish
Fox.
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