![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 1930s quarter red morocco over red cloth slipcase, spine with five raised bands, lettered in gilt in compartments. Small (7/8 inch) split at head of spine, very minor rubbing to extremities, otherwise a near fine copy. Heavy stock dark gray paper end-papers with map of Kensington Gardens. On the half-title (on the top left above the inscription) is a booksellers neat pencil note "17184 / GIKRT / $150" Publisher's russet cloth, front cover pictorially decorated in gilt, spine decoratively lettered in gilt. Tipped-in color frontispiece and forty-nine tipped-in color plates all mounted on heavy stock dark gray paper, each with a lettered tissue-guard. Barrie / Christmas 1906" On the verso of the half-title is another ink inscription "To dear Renée Deschamps / In loving memory of her Cousin / "Joan" / a gift from her / mother / Auntie Amy Donds / With much love to dear René / Septem/ 7 New Steine Brighton / England" Quarto (9 7/8 x 7 3/8 inches 251 x 187 mm.). A remarkable presentation copy inscribed in ink on the half-title "To Joan Burnett / from her friend / J.M. Barrie to "Tootles" RACKHAM, Arthur, illustrator. A Most Significant Copy of Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens Inscribed by J.M. ![]()
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