The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle By Beatrix Potter 1951 Warne Ltd With Dust Jacket
 
Title: The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle
Author & Illustrator: Beatrix Potter (1866–1943)
1951 Early Warne Ltd. Printing, With Dust Jacket
 
Publication Details
Publisher: Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., London & New York
Date: March 1951 (code 395.351 on dust jacket flap and copyright page)
First Published: 1905
Format: Small illustrated children’s book
Printed in: Great Britain
Pages: 59
Dimensions: 14.6 × 10.8 × 1.3 cm
Weight: 147 g
 
Binding & Exterior Features
Retains the original unclipped dust jacket, priced 3/6 Net on inner flap
Dust jacket intact with bright colour illustrations; shows only light wear including:
A small rip to the front
Light creasing and light marks
Edge rubbing and gentle spine fade
Bound in the publisher’s original paper-covered boards (often described as vellum over boards)
Colour illustration of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle to the front cover
Brown titles to the front and spine
Publisher imprint “F. Warne & Co. Ltd.” at foot of the front cover (post-1917 issue)
Boards remain clean, firm, and attractive, with only very light edge rubbing and small surface marks
 
Interior Features
Colour illustrated endpapers and pastedowns featuring Potter’s animal characters
Title page with black-and-white illustration
Numerous full-page colour illustrations throughout
Pages are bright, neat, and generally uncreased
Only occasional small marks, not affecting the text
Very faint remnants of pencil to the front free endpaper (minimal)
A very small rip at the bottom edge of the front free endpaper only
All 59 pages present and secure
Binding firm with:
An extremely light partial crack between pages 12–13
An extremely light partial crack between pages 44–45
 
Condition Summary
Exterior: Very attractive with light, honest wear to jacket and boards
Interior: Clean, bright, and well cared for
Overall: A well-preserved mid-20th-century copy of one of Beatrix Potter’s most loved stories, retaining its original dust jacket
 
Historical & Collectible Context
The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle was first published in 1905 and is one of Beatrix Potter’s most charming and personal stories, inspired by a real washerwoman Potter knew in the Lake District. The hedgehog character, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, became one of the most iconic figures in children’s literature.
 
Although this is not a first edition, it is an early Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd. printing retaining the original Edwardian-style format, illustrations, and dust jacket design. Collectors particularly value these mid-century Warne issues when they survive with their jackets intact, as many were lost or discarded.
 
These post-war Ltd. printings are admired for their production quality, period character, and increasing scarcity in such neat, complete condition.
 
Bibliographic & Edition Notes
Publisher imprint: “F. Warne & Co. Ltd.” (used after 1917)
Dust jacket code: 395.351 = March 1951
Copyright page still states 1905 (the year of first publication), but the printing is confirmed by jacket and internal code
This avoids the common misattribution of later copies as “1905 first editions”
 
Collation
59 pages – all present
Illustrated throughout
Original dust jacket