By J. M. Barrie
London   Hodder & Stoughton
10" by 7.5" xii, 125, [1pp]
The first trade edition of J. M. Barrie's popular Peter Pan tale, a charming fantasy story with colourful and whimsical illustrations by Arthur Rackham.
By J. M. Barrie

1906 Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens

London   Hodder & Stoughton
10" by 7.5" xii, 125, [1pp]
The first trade edition of J. M. Barrie's popular Peter Pan tale, a charming fantasy story with colourful and whimsical illustrations by Arthur Rackham.
Sold
: 2kgs / : 915P43

What Our Customers Say...

Description

Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding

The first trade edition of this work.

'Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens' is one of Barrie's four major works containing the beloved and popular character Peter Pan.

This edition is illustrated by Arthur Rackham, with a colour frontispiece, and forty-eight plates.

Most of the text in this work originally appeared Barrie's 1902 novel 'The Little White Bird' in chapters 13 to 18.

Collated, bound without one plate.

Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.

Condition

In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with some light rubbing to the cloth. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Small closed tear to the head of the rear joint. Spine is a little faded. A few small marks, a little heavier to the tail of the rear board. Front hinge is a little strained. Gift inscription to the front paste down. Internally, generally firmly bound, the half-title, frontispiece, and pages vii to xii are detached but present, frontispiece is working loose. Pages are bright with some spots. Bound without one plate.

Good Only

Delivery & payment

We send all of our books via courier which is a fully tracked and insured service. In our experience we find this to be the most reliable and quickest form of delivery. Our primary courier is DHL, but we are able to accommodate special requests if required, including postal delivery for items under 2kg. See More Details