"Peter Rabbit" by Beatrix Potter, illustrated by Leonard Weisgard, published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York, stated 1973 printing of the 1955 edition.

Original color illustrated hard boards; large format: 9.1/4" x 11.1/2"; illustrated endpapers, inscription dated 1974 inside front cover, unpaginated, 24 pages, all pages illustrated in color, very good condition.

Peter disobeys his mother and sneaks into Mr MacGregor's garden, despite knowing that his father ended up in a pie. Spotted and chased, Peter barely escapes and returns home wet and sick and is dosed with chamomile tea. His siblings feast on bread and milk and blackberries.

Leonard Joseph Weisgard (1916-2000) was an American writer and illustrator of more than 200 children's books. He is known best for his collaborations with writer Margaret Wise Brown.

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