Before he flew away to Neverland, the little boy who wouldn't grow up dwelt in the heart of London, with birds and fairies as his companions. This whimsical romp introduces Peter Pan, who discovered the magic of everyday existence amid the trees and flowers of Kensington Gardens - the very place where J. M. Barrie met the children who inspired his classic stories. Acclaimed by the Times of London as "one of the most charming books ever written," Barrie's fantasy was published in 1907 with 50 stunning color illustrations by ...
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Before he flew away to Neverland, the little boy who wouldn't grow up dwelt in the heart of London, with birds and fairies as his companions. This whimsical romp introduces Peter Pan, who discovered the magic of everyday existence amid the trees and flowers of Kensington Gardens - the very place where J. M. Barrie met the children who inspired his classic stories. Acclaimed by the Times of London as "one of the most charming books ever written," Barrie's fantasy was published in 1907 with 50 stunning color illustrations by Arthur Rackham. This magnificent keepsake edition features all of Rackham's winsome images of Peter's adventures. Readers of all ages will delight in following the exuberant child as he sets sail in a boat built by thrushes from an island in the Serpentine to the enchanted Kensington Gardens, where fairies dance to the music of his pan-pipes and teach him to fly.
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Arthur Rackham. Good Only. An early reprint of J. M. Barrie's renowned Peter Pan novel from The Little White Bird, illustrated with Arthur Rackham's original colour plates. Dated from the National Trust Libraries. Illustrated with twenty-four colour plates, and a map of Kensington Gardens to the endpapers. Collated complete. 'Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens' is one of Barrie's four major works containing the beloved and popular character Peter Pan. Most of the text in this work originally appeared Barrie's 1902 novel 'The Little White Bird. ' Written by Sir James Matthew Barrie, a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham, an English book illustrator recognised as one of the leading figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and marks to the boards. Splits in the cloth to both joints. Minor loss to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with light scattered spotting. A 2" closed tear to plate eleven. Good Only.
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Arthur Rackham. Good. An early reprint of J. M. Barrie's renowned Peter Pan novel, illustrated throughout with Arthur Rackham's original colour plates. 'Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens' is one of Barrie's four major works containing the beloved and popular character Peter Pan. Most of the text in this work originally appeared Barrie's 1902 novel 'The Little White Bird' in chapters 13 to 18. Illustrated with decorative endpapers, a colour frontispiece, and fifteen colour plates. Â Collated, complete. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Undated, dated from the adverts to the rear, with a recent title being 'Dear Brutus'. Prior owner's gift inscription to the verso of the front endpaper, dated January 1918. Â Two of the in-text engravings have been hand-coloured by a prior owner. Two pages of adverts to the rear. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Spine is a little faded. Only a few light marks to the boards. Light rubbing to the joints. Very small tear to the head of the rear joint. Hinges are a little strained. Internally, binding is a little strained in places, five plates are detached but present. Pages are lightly age-toned and spotted. Two of the in-text engravings have been hand-coloured by a prior owner. Good.
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Arthur Rackham. Good Only. An early edition of J.M. Barrie's tale about an infant Peter Pan, illustrated throughout by leading English book illustrator Arthur Rackham. An early edition of this work, being the second issue of the trade edition. With gilt blind stamp to front board of Peter sitting on mushrooms playing pipes, gilt detailing to back-strip, with printed maps of Kensington Gardens to green endpapers, list of contents, list of illustrations, and 'From The Little White Bird'Â to the verso title page, as called for. Collated, illustrated with twenty-three colour plates by Arthur Rackham, each retaining their original captioned tissue guards. Lacking plate 10, which should appear facing page 40. First appeared in 1906, Â Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens is one of four classic tales to feature the widely known and beloved character of Peter Pan. Most of the text appeared previously in Barrie's 1902 work The Little White Bird. This story tells of a seven-day-old Peter's adventures as he flies to Kensington Gardens. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Boards bright. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with discolouration to spine. Hinges strained, but firmly held. Small loss to head of front free endpaper. Ink inscription to recto of frontispiece. Internally, binding strained. Frontispiece detached and loosely inserted. Leaves b-2 and plate number 2. detached and loosely inserted. Lacking plate 10, which should appear facing page 40. Pages bright, but with instances of spotting and foxing throughout. Good Only.
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Arthur Rackham. Very Good. An early edition of J. M. Barrie's popular Peter Pan tale, a charming fantasy story with colourful and whimsical illustrations by Arthur Rackham. Early trade edition, without 'Limited' to the publisher's name, Hodder and Stoughton became Limited in 1920; with 'From The Little White Bird' only to the verso of the title page; and baby Peter to the front board sitting on a mushroom playing the pan flute. Without the list of plates. 'Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens' is one of Barrie's four major works containing the beloved and popular character Peter Pan. Most of the text in this work originally appeared Barrie's 1902 novel 'The Little White Bird' in chapters 13 to 18. Illustrated with decorative endpapers, a colour frontispiece, and fifteen colour plates. Collated, complete. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Undated, dated from Jisc from a copy held at the Trinity College Dublin Library. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Text to the spine is faded. A little rubbing to the spine. Some light marks to the boards and spine. Spots to the fore edge. Front hinge is starting but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with scattered spots. Prior owner's pencil inscription to the verso of the half-title. Very Good.