Early versions of Peter Rabbit, Thomas The Tank Engine and The BFG to be sold

Early works by Quentin Blake, Beatrix Potter and Rev W Awdry are going under the hammer (Gareth Fuller/PA) - (PA Wire)

Some of the earliest versions of Peter Rabbit and Thomas The Tank Engine along with Quentin Blake illustrations of the BFG are to be sold at auction.

A first addition Beatrix Potter titled The Story Of A Fierce Bad Rabbit, published in 1906, with concertina-style folding pages and colour illustrations, is among 60 lots of children’s books going under the hammer this month.