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Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
by BARRIE, J. M. / RACKHAM, ARTHUR (ILLUS)
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Hay on Wye, Powys, United Kingdom
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About This Item
1906. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket . No dustwrapper. Large 8vo. - First Rackham Trade Edition - Contemporary gift dedication to front free endpaper - Terracotta cloth boards w/ gilt decoration and lettering to upper board and spine - Boards a little worn w/ gilt rubbed in places - Spine slightly cracked - Corners and spine ends a little crushed and frayed w/ spine head pulled but still strong - Edges of text block heavily tanned - Some scattered foxing throughout - Book ow/ solid w/ all plates present - xii/125/50 pages
Synopsis
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens is a novel by James M. Barrie, published in 1906; it is one of four major literary works by Barrie featuring the widely known literary character he originated, Peter Pan.
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- Green Ink Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 636680
- Title
- Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
- Author
- BARRIE, J. M. / RACKHAM, ARTHUR (ILLUS)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Date Published
- 1906
- Size
- No dustwrapper
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Dustwrapper
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- Cloth
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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