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First edition. Quarto. pp xii, 126 + fifty tipped-in colour plates with captioned tissue guards. Full pictorial vellum gilt. Top edge gilt.One of 500 copies numbered and signed by the artist.Contemporary (1906) gift inscription on half-title page. Lacks silk ties, as is usually the case. Near fine.

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.