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Series Name:
Publish Dates:
Topic: |
Wee Folks Peter Rabbit Series
1918 - 1933
Fairy Tales |
Series Number:
Volumes:
Formats: |
189
20
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Title: |
Author: |
Year: |
Illustrator: |
| 1 |
Tale of Peter Rabbit |
Potter, Beatrix |
1917 |
Anonymous |
| 2 |
How Peter Rabbit Went to Sea |
Graham, Duff |
1917 |
Anonymous |
| 3 |
Peter Rabbit at the Farm |
Graham, Duff |
1917 |
Anonymous |
| 4 |
Peter Rabbit's Christmas |
Graham, Duff |
1917 |
Anonymous |
| 5 |
Peter Rabbit's Easter |
Almond, Linda S. |
1921 |
G., J.L. (J.L. Gallagher) |
| 6 |
When Peter Rabbit Went to School |
Almond, Linda S. |
1921 |
G., J.L. (J.L. Gallagher) |
| 7 |
Peter Rabbit's Birthday |
Almond, Linda S. |
1921 |
G., J.L. (J.L. Gallagher) |
| 8 |
Peter Rabbit Goes A-Visiting |
Almond, Linda S. |
1921 |
G., J.L. (J.L. Gallagher) |
| 9 |
Peter Rabbit and Jack-The-Jumper |
Almond, Linda S. |
1922 |
G., J.L. (J.L. Gallagher) |
| 10 |
Peter Rabbit, Jack-The-Jumper and the Little Boy |
Almond, Linda S. |
1922 |
G., J.L. (J.L. Gallagher) |
| 11 |
Peter Rabbit, Jack-The-Jumper and the Little
White Rabbit |
Almond, Linda S. |
1923 |
G., J.L. (J.L. Gallagher) |
| 12 |
Peter Rabbit, Jack-The-Jumper and and the Old
Witch Woman |
Almond, Linda S. |
1923 |
G., J.L. (J.L. Gallagher) |
| 13 |
Peter Rabbit, Jack-the-Jumper and the Tinybits |
Almond, Linda S. |
1924 |
Hoopes, Margaret Campbell |
| 14 |
When Peter Rabbit Went A-Fishing |
Almond, Linda S. |
1924 |
Hoopes, Margaret Campbell |
| 15 |
Peter Rabbit and the Big Brown Bear |
Macleod, Charles Stuart |
1923 |
Willis, Bess Goe |
| 16 |
Peter Rabbit and the Two Terrible Foxes |
Almond, Linda S. |
1925 |
Willis, Bess Goe |
| 17 |
Peter Rabbit's Holiday |
Almond, Linda S. |
1927 |
G., J.L. (J.L. Gallagher) |
| 18 |
Peter Rabbit's Wedding Day |
Wynne, May |
1927 |
Willis, Bess Goe |
| 19 |
Peter Rabbit and the Little Girl |
Almond, Linda S. |
1930 |
Willis, Bess Goe |
| 20 |
Peter Rabbit and the Big Black Crows |
Wynne, May |
1931 |
Willis, Bess Goe |
Henry
Altemus Company
Grey cloth which has simple pictures which circumscribe a multicolored
line drawn applique which is book specific. White dust jacket matches
the book cover. 5.5 x 4.5.
Series Notes:
1. Books #1-4 were initially published in 1917 and at that time were
part of the Wee Books for Wee Folks Series (#186). These books without
any change in format were the first four books in this series beginning
in 1918.
2. Books #10-12 initially had Jack-the-Jumper in their titles. After
two years (1925) this part of the title was dropped.
3. Although some advertisements have the Jack-the-Jumper within the
title of book #13, there is no evidence that this title ever existed.
4. Book #15 has been seen advertised with two alternative titles: Peter
Rabbit, Mother Rabbit and the Brown Bear / Old Mother Rabbit and the
Big Brown Bear. These titles are apparently phantom titles never
published.
5. There were several numbering and order changes in this series
throughout its history. The most common one is listed here.
6. In 1928-1929 there was a variant of this series published. These
books had a paste-on (applique) which encompassed the entire front
cover.
The end papers are plain purple colored pages. This variant has been
seen within all of the Wee Book Series. See picture below.
7. Beginning in 1921 Altemus produced Wee Folk's Library Sets. Three of
the ten sets of four books in a colorfully
decorated labeled box were from this series. Set #1 had books #1-4. Set
#7 had books #5-8. Set #8 had books #9-12.
These boxed sets are very rare.
END PAPERS:
The end papers were changed several times over the years:
1) Blank/plain 1918 until mid-1922
After 1922 all the end papers until the series end had the same
pictures in different colors. The illustration is one of a number of
fairy tale characters holding hands frolicking in a circle.
2) 1922-1923- Green
3) 1923-1926- Blue
4) 1926-1931- Grey
5) 1932-1933- Brightly multicolored.
LETTERING:
Between 1917 and 1920 books #1-4 did not have the usual dark lettering
on their covers. Books #1-3 had yellow lettering while book #4 had red
lettering. I suspect when Altemus saw how difficult this lettering was
to read that it was discontinued.
BOOK #15
As noted above book #15 has been advertised with two alternative
titles. The first title seen here was found on the last page of a green
end papered Peter Rabbit book. Thus the page is from a 1923 book.
As is noted below, the next page is from a blue end papered book dated
from 1924. This book states the actual title that was
published. Thus, it can be seen that the phantom title was short lived
in Altemus' advertising and books.
1923 Green Endpapers
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1924 Blue Endpapers
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The other phantom title for Book #15 is Old Mother Rabbit and the Big
Brown Bear. This is also a 1923 advertisement.
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#4
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#5
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#6
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#7
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#8
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#9
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#10 Early
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#10 Later
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#11 Early
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#11 Later
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#12 Early
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#12 Later
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#13
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#14
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#15
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#16
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#17
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#18
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#19
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#20
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1928-29 variant cover
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Jacket reverse- Earliest (1918-1920)
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Jacket Reverse- 1921
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