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1912. London; Hodder & Stoughton. [1912]. Elephant folio; 539 x 500mm, publisher's half cream vellum over light sage green grained cloth boards, upper cover lettered gilt, with string ribbon ties to spine and with the original cream satin fore-edge ties unusually intact (if lightly stained), the book housed in the original publisher's box which is decoratively lettered to lid (box worn and soiled, with loss and subsequent clever restoration); pp. [4], including engraved title-page and limitation leaf, and 12 large and stunning proof-size coloured plates presented in original mounts, with descriptive tissue-guards; a very good example of this prized portfolio, with light rubbing and flecking to upper cover, internally very fresh and clean throughout with fine plates and some careful restoration, and repair, to a couple of mount stubs at inner gutter; very scarce, especially in the box. First edition; one of only 500 numbered copies, signed by the publisher and the engraver/printer,…

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.