Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens (1919 edition), illustrated by Arthur Rackham, represents one of the most exquisite collaborations between author and artist in literary history. This lavish Charles & Scribner’s publication pairs J.M. Barrie’s 1906 fantasy – the lyrical precursor to his famous Peter Pan play – with Rackham’s full artistic mastery, containing 10 color plates (including the iconic frontispiece of Peter riding a goat) and numerous delicate line drawings. The illustrations transform Barrie’s whimsical tale of the infant Peter’s adventures among London’s birds and fairies into a visual feast of Art Nouveau elegance, where gnarled trees come alive with gossamer-winged sprites and the Serpentine shimmers with magic.
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens – Illus. Arthur Rackham 1919
$125.00
- Author:
J.M. Barrie; Arthur Rackham Illustrator - Publisher:
Charles Scribner's Sons, NY 1919 - Binding:
Hardcover - Condition:
Very Good - Size:
8vo - Attributes:
Illustrated
Green cloth, pictorial paste down. Binding tight, square, spine ends rubbed, internally fine, unmarked. An early reprint of the rare 1906 edition with 16 full-page colour plates and many B/W vignettes by Arthur Rackham. A very good or better copy of this classic.
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