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Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J. M. Barrie (Arthur Rackham, Art) Sunned spine and edges. Spine cloth split open - unattached at front edge. Front hinge cracked, a bit of tape to front endpaper. Owner's 1912 gift note to ffe. Tanned margins, bright plates and crisp tissue guards. No foxing. [1912]. First thus. Publisher's gilt decorated green cloth. Illustrated endpapers (1912 date in the design corner). 50 tipped-in color plates with captioned tissue guards. Frontispiece dated 1912. 7 full-page black and white illustrations. 12 black and white illustrations within the text. Considered the 'Best Edition' of Peter Pan.

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.