I was researching my vintage copy of the Tale of Peter Rabbit, by B. Potter... This is an early Warne printing...it's kind of in rough shape as most of these books are, after generations of little hands handling these small books. And amazingly Potter insisted on the smaller size format for that very reason...so children could actually hold the book while it was being read.
Interestingly the main "point" on Peter Rabbit is on page 51. When Peter gets caught in the farmer's net...He...in the first few printings..."Wept big tears." In the fourth printing and following that is changed to "Shed big tears...."
Alas, my book caused me to "Shed big tears..."
See the link for more on this at Bookride.com a really good link that every book person should keep...
