The Little White Bird: Or Adventures in Kensington Gardens
by J.M. Barrie
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- Hardcover
- first
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About This Item
BARRIE, J[ames] M[atthew]. The Little White Bird. Or Adventures in Kensington Gardens. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1902. 12mo, vi 349pp. Green cloth pictorially stamped in gilt; t.e.g. One-page half-tone plate. A remarkably bright copy with light wear at spine ends and corners, rear cover slightly scuffed, bearing owner's signature on front free endpaper, name and address embossed in blank lower right corner of first three leaves.
First US edition. Issued two years before his hit play, Peter Pan, this collection of stories includes the introduction of Peter Pan as a baby who is stolen by fairies when his nanny is not paying attention. Includes a half-tone plate by H.J. Ford of "The Child's Map of Kensington Gardens."
Synopsis
The Little White Bird is a series of short episodes, narratives and day-to-day accounts of J M Barrie's life in London. The tone oscillates from whimsical to social comedy to darkly aggressive. Part of the book's continuing popularity was due to the couple of softer chapters telling the story of Peter Pan, later to become the hero of Barrie's most famous work.
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- Bookseller
- Books of Wonder (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1049801
- Title
- The Little White Bird
- Author
- J.M. Barrie
- Format/Binding
- Green cloth pictorially stamped in gilt
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First US edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1902
- Pages
- vi 349pp
- Size
- 12mo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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