(Illustrated & Private Press) 1 Vol. Potter, Beatrix. The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, 1904. First American (pirated) edition. 16mo, red, black, and yellow stamped pictorial light green cloth; corners slightly bumped, other negligible wear, front and back cover edges just darkened, dust jacket (top 2 inches/52 mm of spine panel torn away with the contiguous area of the front panel - to a depth not exceeding one-half inch/12mm - with a few other small chips at edges; cover panels designs and lettering mostly intact). With 31 full-page color illustrations. A few small areas of dust smudging, but internally generally clean. (1) - 127 p. (counting the front free endpaper and blanks following all but the last of the full-page illustrations). With the title on the cloth back reading up (from bottom to top), and with "No. 3" towards bottom of the dust jacket spine panel. In custom gilt-paneled green morocco slip case and cloth chemise.