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Hodder and Stoughton. 1913 1st.. 7.5 x 5.0 inches. In illustrated hard card covers. Illustrated endpapers. In very good condition. Spine slightly darkened. Handling marks to covers. Edges very slightly rubbed. Slight browning to endpapers. Else a clean and tight copy. 63 pp. A publication hastily produced within a month of the news of Scott's tragic death arriving in the UK. The juvenile tale within sees Kathleen Scott explaining the death of Sir Robert Falcon Scott to their infant son through comparison with the story of Peter Pan. This is an interesting point of reference, as Kathleen would later go on to become close friends with the J. M. Barrie and his wife, eventually purchasing their Bayswater home. A highly sentimental work, it gives a sense of the depth of feeling expressed by the British public when faced with this national loss. The dedication: "To Peter's Mother This little wreath for the snow grave of Her Hero." The final page solicits donations to the Daily Chronicle… Read More