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1983 1st Edition (Thus) Slipcase, All Edges Gilt
PETER PAN IN KENSINGTON GARDENS
Illustrated by Arthur Rackham
A particularly attractive example of Hodder & Stoughton’s 1983 deluxe leather-bound edition of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, issued in a strictly limited edition of 500 numbered copies, this being No. 114.
Produced as a reproduction of the celebrated 1912 Hodder & Stoughton edition, the volume is bound in full green leather with elaborate gilt decoration and lettering to the upper board and spine, all edges gilt, and retains its original clear acetate protective wrapper and green slipcase.
Arthur Rackham’s celebrated illustrations are reproduced throughout, including 50 colour plates together with his characteristic black-and-white line drawings. The limitation certificate, mounted to the front pastedown, states that this leather-bound edition was reissued in 1983 as a reproduction from the 1912 edition and was limited to 500 copies.
A handsome and highly presentable Rackham edition, combining one of Barrie’s most enduring works with an imposing deluxe binding and the complete suite of illustrations for which Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens has become particularly sought after.
By J.M. Barrie
Format: Leather, Royal octavo (8vo 6 1⁄4 × 10 in 159 × 254 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Limited Edition: 114/500 Copies
Language: English
Published By: Hodder & Stoughton, London
ISBN: 9780340264324
Condition Report:
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Fine - Fine — Slipcase Very Good+
Protective Wrapper: Original clear acetate wrapper present.
A particularly well-preserved example.
The book is in Fine condition and appears unread, with the green leather binding remaining bright and fresh. Gilt lettering and decoration to the front board and spine remain strong and lustrous, with no significant rubbing or loss apparent from the supplied photographs. Corners and spine ends remain sharp.
The original clear acetate protective wrapper is present, showing only light handling and minor surface marking commensurate with age.
Internally exceptionally clean and fresh. The pages remain bright, the binding firm, and the illustrated plates display strong colour. No inscriptions, ownership markings or significant foxing are apparent from the supplied photographs.
The limitation certificate to the front pastedown is clean and intact and confirms this copy as No. 114 of 500.
The original green slipcase is in Very Good+ condition, structurally sound and clean internally, with only light external shelf and edge wear consistent with careful storage.
An unusually fresh and attractive copy of this deluxe limited issue.
Edition Note
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens was first published as a separate work by Hodder & Stoughton in 1906, drawing its text principally from chapters of Barrie’s earlier novel The Little White Bird.
Arthur Rackham’s illustrations became inseparably associated with the work and represent one of the defining achievements of the Golden Age of British book illustration.
For the 1912 edition Hodder & Stoughton presented the work in a revised format, incorporating Rackham’s celebrated colour illustrations together with line drawings and decorative material.
This 1983 Hodder & Stoughton edition reproduces the 1912 edition and was issued in both standard form and, as here, in a deluxe full-leather issue limited to only 500 numbered copies.
The present example is No. 114.
Collation: [viii], 128 pp., with 50 colour plates by Arthur Rackham and additional black-and-white line illustrations.
Please see Photos as part of condition report.
Author Bio: Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (1860–1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright whose enduring reputation rests above all on his creation of Peter Pan.
Barrie first introduced Peter as a magical infant living among the birds and fairies of Kensington Gardens in The Little White Bird of 1902. The character was subsequently developed in the 1904 stage play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up and became one of the most recognisable figures in twentieth-century children’s literature.
Barrie’s friendship with Sylvia and Arthur Llewelyn Davies and their sons provided much of the imaginative stimulus for the Peter Pan stories. His association with Great Ormond Street Hospital also became an important part of the work’s legacy following his gift of the Peter Pan copyright to the hospital.
Illustrated By: Arthur Rackham
Illustrator Bio: Arthur Rackham RWS (1867–1939) was one of the foremost illustrators of the Golden Age of British book illustration.
His distinctive combination of expressive pen-and-ink drawing with delicately applied watercolour produced an immediately recognisable style: enchanted landscapes, sinuous trees, fairies, goblins and otherworldly figures rendered with a mixture of beauty, humour and the grotesque.
Rackham achieved major success with Rip Van Winkle in 1905, followed by Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens in 1906. His illustrations for Barrie’s work rank among his most celebrated and enduring images and helped establish both Rackham’s international reputation and the visual mythology surrounding Peter Pan.
His other major illustrated works include Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie, The Romance of King Arthur and the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm.
Synopsis: Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens tells of Peter’s earliest adventures before the better-known events of Neverland.
Having escaped from ordinary human life while still an infant, Peter makes his home in Kensington Gardens, where the familiar London landscape becomes a realm inhabited by fairies, talking birds and strange nocturnal creatures.
The text originated principally in chapters 13–18 of Barrie’s 1902 novel The Little White Bird and was subsequently issued as a separate volume.
Rackham was commissioned to illustrate the work following the success of his 1905 Rip Van Winkle. His interpretation of Kensington Gardens transformed Barrie’s story into one of the great illustrated books of the period, combining recognisable London scenery with an eerie and richly imagined fairy world.
The resulting collaboration between Barrie and Rackham remains one of the landmarks of early twentieth-century illustrated literature.
SKU: BTETM0002284
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 3Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request
1983 1st Edition (Thus) Slipcase, All Edges Gilt
PETER PAN IN KENSINGTON GARDENS
Illustrated by Arthur Rackham
A particularly attractive example of Hodder & Stoughton’s 1983 deluxe leather-bound edition of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, issued in a strictly limited edition of 500 numbered copies, this being No. 114.
Produced as a reproduction of the celebrated 1912 Hodder & Stoughton edition, the volume is bound in full green leather with elaborate gilt decoration and lettering to the upper board and spine, all edges gilt, and retains its original clear acetate protective wrapper and green slipcase.
Arthur Rackham’s celebrated illustrations are reproduced throughout, including 50 colour plates together with his characteristic black-and-white line drawings. The limitation certificate, mounted to the front pastedown, states that this leather-bound edition was reissued in 1983 as a reproduction from the 1912 edition and was limited to 500 copies.
A handsome and highly presentable Rackham edition, combining one of Barrie’s most enduring works with an imposing deluxe binding and the complete suite of illustrations for which Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens has become particularly sought after.
By J.M. Barrie
Format: Leather, Royal octavo (8vo 6 1⁄4 × 10 in 159 × 254 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Limited Edition: 114/500 Copies
Language: English
Published By: Hodder & Stoughton, London
ISBN: 9780340264324
Condition Report:
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Fine - Fine — Slipcase Very Good+
Protective Wrapper: Original clear acetate wrapper present.
A particularly well-preserved example.
The book is in Fine condition and appears unread, with the green leather binding remaining bright and fresh. Gilt lettering and decoration to the front board and spine remain strong and lustrous, with no significant rubbing or loss apparent from the supplied photographs. Corners and spine ends remain sharp.
The original clear acetate protective wrapper is present, showing only light handling and minor surface marking commensurate with age.
Internally exceptionally clean and fresh. The pages remain bright, the binding firm, and the illustrated plates display strong colour. No inscriptions, ownership markings or significant foxing are apparent from the supplied photographs.
The limitation certificate to the front pastedown is clean and intact and confirms this copy as No. 114 of 500.
The original green slipcase is in Very Good+ condition, structurally sound and clean internally, with only light external shelf and edge wear consistent with careful storage.
An unusually fresh and attractive copy of this deluxe limited issue.
Edition Note
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens was first published as a separate work by Hodder & Stoughton in 1906, drawing its text principally from chapters of Barrie’s earlier novel The Little White Bird.
Arthur Rackham’s illustrations became inseparably associated with the work and represent one of the defining achievements of the Golden Age of British book illustration.
For the 1912 edition Hodder & Stoughton presented the work in a revised format, incorporating Rackham’s celebrated colour illustrations together with line drawings and decorative material.
This 1983 Hodder & Stoughton edition reproduces the 1912 edition and was issued in both standard form and, as here, in a deluxe full-leather issue limited to only 500 numbered copies.
The present example is No. 114.
Collation: [viii], 128 pp., with 50 colour plates by Arthur Rackham and additional black-and-white line illustrations.
Please see Photos as part of condition report.
Author Bio: Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM (1860–1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright whose enduring reputation rests above all on his creation of Peter Pan.
Barrie first introduced Peter as a magical infant living among the birds and fairies of Kensington Gardens in The Little White Bird of 1902. The character was subsequently developed in the 1904 stage play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up and became one of the most recognisable figures in twentieth-century children’s literature.
Barrie’s friendship with Sylvia and Arthur Llewelyn Davies and their sons provided much of the imaginative stimulus for the Peter Pan stories. His association with Great Ormond Street Hospital also became an important part of the work’s legacy following his gift of the Peter Pan copyright to the hospital.
Illustrated By: Arthur Rackham
Illustrator Bio: Arthur Rackham RWS (1867–1939) was one of the foremost illustrators of the Golden Age of British book illustration.
His distinctive combination of expressive pen-and-ink drawing with delicately applied watercolour produced an immediately recognisable style: enchanted landscapes, sinuous trees, fairies, goblins and otherworldly figures rendered with a mixture of beauty, humour and the grotesque.
Rackham achieved major success with Rip Van Winkle in 1905, followed by Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens in 1906. His illustrations for Barrie’s work rank among his most celebrated and enduring images and helped establish both Rackham’s international reputation and the visual mythology surrounding Peter Pan.
His other major illustrated works include Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie, The Romance of King Arthur and the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm.
Synopsis: Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens tells of Peter’s earliest adventures before the better-known events of Neverland.
Having escaped from ordinary human life while still an infant, Peter makes his home in Kensington Gardens, where the familiar London landscape becomes a realm inhabited by fairies, talking birds and strange nocturnal creatures.
The text originated principally in chapters 13–18 of Barrie’s 1902 novel The Little White Bird and was subsequently issued as a separate volume.
Rackham was commissioned to illustrate the work following the success of his 1905 Rip Van Winkle. His interpretation of Kensington Gardens transformed Barrie’s story into one of the great illustrated books of the period, combining recognisable London scenery with an eerie and richly imagined fairy world.
The resulting collaboration between Barrie and Rackham remains one of the landmarks of early twentieth-century illustrated literature.
SKU: BTETM0002284
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 3Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request
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