![]() ![]() ![]() Mr Rackham, for his part, has been bewitched in his cradle: he does not dream of fairies or hobgoblins, he knows them. and one of Arthur Rackhams finest Barrie suites of illustrations (50 tipped-in, tissue-guarded plates). The first book to appear with the title of Peter Pan was this 1906 version to which Arthur Rackham provided 50 magnificent colour illustrations.Ī contemporary review of this book published in The World reads: ‘Mr Barrie has done what no one else has done since the inventor of ‘Alice’ he has invented a new legend, a modern folk story which comprehends all the innermost secrets of the modern child, be he four or forty. The first Octavo and early Arthur Rackham illustrated edition of this classic childrens book, fine in a near fine dust jacket. This was followed by the 1904 stage play about Peter Pan, which established the more well-known lore regarding the character. One of the great illustrated books of the 20th C. Barrie wrote the novel The Little White Bird the central chapters of which tell of a child named Peter Pan who escaped from being a human when he was seven days old and flew back to Kensington Gardens. ![]() Light wear to spine & edges, contents in nice bright condition.Ĭolour frontispiece and 49 colour plates mounted at the end of the text (as called for in the first issue) by Arthur Rackham. Map of Kensington Gardens on the front free endpaper. Russet cloth with gilt titles and vignettes. RT theroyalparks: Join us this week for a walking tour of the beautiful Kensington Gardens Discover hidden stories behind its famous statues, including the beloved Peter Pan and learn about how it was gradually separated from Hyde Park. ![]()
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