The Creative Director from Frederick Warne, the publishers of Beatrix Potter's books, will be signing and numbering exclusive limited edition centenary copies of the Beatrix Potter stories' at Hill Top on Thursday 6th March.

To mark the centenaries of The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck' and The Tale of Samuel Whiskers', Frederick Warne and the National Trust are thrilled to be publishing 100 individually numbered, cloth-bound limited editions packaged in unique handmade leather boxes, which also contain a stamped certificate of authenticity, an eight-page booklet on the history of the Tale and a leather bookmark.

The limited edition books will be signed and numbered at Hill Top and Beatrix Potter fans will only be able to purchase the set from Hill Top shop. The books will retail at £125 each.

Quote from Gillian Lewis, Retail Manager, Beatrix Potter properties says "It is wonderful that Hill Top has been chosen to have the exclusive rights to sell these books. The books make an ideal gift for a special occasion or investment".

Quote from Ronnie Fairweather, Creative Director, Frederick Warne, says "I have had to perform some very interesting and varied tasks since working at Frederick Warne , from reproducing the subtleties of BP's original artwork in modern print , to designing shop windows . However , of all the things I have done somehow there seems to be a symmetry in numbering the books sitting just yards from where Potter herself sat , to paint the pictures they contain. I am delighted at the National Trust ' s involvement with this project and I can't think of a more fitting place for these limited editions to be sold than at Hill Top."

To order your boxed limited edition please contact The National Trust shop at Hill Top in Cumbria, tel. 015394 36269 ext. 4 or email:hilltop@nationaltrust.org.uk