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Chicago Entrepreneur Pays Record Price for First Edition of 'Peter Rabbit' And Beatrix Potter's Original Work
From: PR Newswire
Date: 19970416
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CHICAGO, April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- A rare first-edition copy of renowned illustrator Beatrix Potter's first book, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," as well as an even scarcer copy of her first work as an illustrator, were bought today for $142,500 in heated bidding at a Christie's auction in New York by Chicago- area businessman and collector Ralph P. Gadiel.
The purchase price of $79,500 for "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," which introduced Peter Rabbit and his friends to children the world over, is believed to be a record for an original edition of a children's book. Gadiel outbid ...
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