Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
by Arthur Rackham (Illustrator), J.M. Barrie
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/None
- Seller
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Middlebury, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1907. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Arthur Rackham. Hardcover. 126 pages plus 50 plates. Vivid color illustrated tipped-in plates (vibrant, excellent condition) with captioned tissue guards, as well as b/w illustrations throughout. Plates glued to brown heavy stock. Cover boards bound in green cloth, gilt title on spine, gilt title and design embossed on front cover board. Some light spotting to boards and spine, bump to front cover board's right top corner (see image). Binding tight. Spine straight. Pages quite bright and unmarked. Scarce. In Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, J.M. Barrie first created Peter Pan as an infant, living a wild and secret life with birds and fairies in the middle of turn of the century London. This edition is beautifully illustrated by Rackham, one of the leading figures of the Golden Age of British book illustration. Record # 363566
Synopsis
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens is a novel by James M. Barrie, published in 1906; it is one of four major literary works by Barrie featuring the widely known literary character he originated, Peter Pan.
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- Bookseller
- Browsing Is Arousing (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 363566
- Title
- Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
- Author
- Arthur Rackham (Illustrator), J.M. Barrie
- Illustrator
- Arthur Rackham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1907
- Keywords
- Art, Illustrated, Arthur Rackham, .
- Bookseller catalogs
- art;
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....