PETER PAN IN KENSINGTON GARDENS.
by BARRIE, J.M
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Prairie Village, Kansas, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton Circa 1928, not dated. Front cover bordered in blind-stamp designs. Front cover vignette in brilliant gilt. Spine lettered in gilt. Almost no wear to cover. Two small spots at bottom of front cover. (See photos). Top 2mm of spine sunned. Front endpapers a map of Kensington Gardens. Rear endpapers are blank. Endpapers show moderate foxing, as does the half-title page. This edition contains 16 tipped-in color plates by ARTHUR RACKHAM, each protected by a captioned tissue-guard. All plates and the text body are exceptionally clean. Complete with dust jacket with color pictorial onlay on the front panel. Dust jacket is not price-clipped showing price of 10/6 net. It is lightly soiled and edgeworn. A 9mmx12mm piece is missing from the foot of the spine slightly into the "ST" of Stoughton. A very nice copy in elusive dust jacket. 126pp.. Red Cloth Lettered in Gilt. Octavo.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Glenn Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002163
- Title
- PETER PAN IN KENSINGTON GARDENS.
- Author
- BARRIE, J.M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- Chipped Dust Jacket
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATED COLOR PLATES RACKHAM
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Glenn Books
Biblio member since 2005
Prairie Village, Kansas
About Glenn Books
We are an antiquarian bookshop established in 1933. We are members of ABAA and ILAB.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 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....
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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