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Peter Pan and Wendy
by BARRIE, J M
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG-
- Seller
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Hodder & Stoughton, [1921] 1921. 1st Edition. Hardcover. VG-. 1st Attwell illustrated editon 18.5 x 25cm blue cloth with gilt blue and green decoration and gilt titles to the front and spine. Fawn endpapers, viii 185[3]pp, with 12 tipped in colour plates on titled fawn heavy stock and 19 black and white images within the text. The front board is clean and bright. There are a couple of small marks on the spine, a 0.7cm faint drip mark on the front cover together with more obvious marking to the rear. Internally there is a gift inscription on the front free endpaper. There is a a little spotting to the edge of the text block which sometimes moves onto the top edge at the rear of the book where there is a slight tide mark measuring 4.5 x 1 cm along the top margin of the last 30 or so pages and some spotting to the three blanks at the rear of the book. All the tipped in images are in excellent condition and without tears, creases and rubs. Despite its faults this is a good looking book with beautiful images that are in excellent condition. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
Synopsis
Peter Pan: or, The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up (1904) is the title of Scottish playwright and novelist James M. Barrie's most famous play, and Peter and Wendy is the title of Barrie's 1911 novelization of it. Both tell the story of Peter Pan, a mischievous little boy who can fly, and his adventures on the island of Neverland with Wendy Darling and her brothers, the fairy Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys, the Indian princess Tiger Lily, and the pirate Captain Hook.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 202340
- Title
- Peter Pan and Wendy
- Author
- BARRIE, J M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - VG-
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Date Published
- [1921] 1921
- Keywords
- Illustrated|Childrens
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About the Seller
Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Biblio member since 2020
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
About Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Rainford & Parris Books is a small family business based on the Hertfordshire / Essex border, close to London Stansted Airport. We are full time professional bookdealers specialising mainly in Modern First Editions, Children's Books, Illustrated Books and Nineteenth Century Literature, as well as assorted fine and interesting books. When describing our books we attempt to list all significant defects to a high degree of precision, so that you can build an accurate idea of their condition. We supplement our description with images and are always happy to provide further images or information. All books are very carefully packaged in a new book-box so that they reach you in the condition described.
Glossary
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- 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....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
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