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London: Hodder & Stoughton. [1919]. A 'new edition' with Arthur Rackham illustrations. A 'new edition' with Arthur Rackham illustrations. Publisher's original green cloth with title titles and illustration to the upper board and spine, in dustwrapper. Illustrated with 50 tipped in colour plates, each with a captioned tissue guard, 8 full page black and white drawings, and smaller line drawings throughout the text. A superb fine copy, the binding square and firm, the cloth and gilt bright and fresh. The contents, with a bookseller's label to the upper left corner of the front pastedown (hidden by the dustwrapper flap) are otherwise clean throughout and without foxing, inscriptions or stamps. Complete with near fine dustwrapper that is a little rubbed at the extremities and mildly toned to the spine. The underside has a thin strip of archival reinforcement at the head of the spine and upper fold corners. A beautiful example. The artist's highlight and one…

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens is one of J.M. Barrie's works that features the character Peter Pan, offering a backstory to the beloved 'boy who wouldn't grow up.' Originally part of Barrie's book 'The Little White Bird' (1902), these chapters were later republished as a stand-alone story detailing Peter's adventures in London's famous Kensington Gardens. It's a tale of fantasy that explores themes of childhood innocence and escapism.