To Muriel with love from Beatrix Potter
It was in poor condition and lacked the backstrip, but a copy of The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-winkle offered in the book section of a Greenslade Taylor Hunt (19.5% buyer’s premium) sale of November 2 was redeemed by the presence of a presentation inscription.
In now slightly faded brown ink, it was inscribed “Muriel Blackwell with love from Beatrix Potter.…