EXTREMELY RARE FIRST EDITION ARTHUR RACKHAM PETER PAN

ARTHUR RACKHAM EXTREMELY RARE FIRST EDITION OF PETER PAN BY J M BARRIE. 1912 50 MOUNTED COLOUR PLATES WITH CAPTIONED TISSUE GUARDS. THIS IS REGARDED AS A FIRST EDITION (AS IN RICHARD RIALLS NEW BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ARTHUR RACKHAM 1994) BECAUSE IT IS THE FIRST APPERANCE OF THIS NEW FRONTISPIECE. PLUS 7 NEW FULL PAGE BLACK & WHITE DRAWINGS. NEITHER THIS FRONTISPIECE OR THE 7 DRAWINGS APPEARED IN THE 1906 EDITION. THIS BOOK IS GENERALY RECARDED AS THE MOST DESIRABLE EDITION. THE COVERS ARE A LITTLE RUBBED AND BUMPED THE SPINE HAS FADED A LITTLE. THE FRONT HINGE IS JUST STARTING TO SPLIT A LITTLE. INSIDE THERE IS A LITTLE FOXING. ALL OF THE 50 PLATES AND TISSUE'S ARE IN GREAT SHAPE. PUBLISHED BY HODDER & STOUGHTON LONDON. THIS IS A GREAT COPY OF AN EXTREMELY RARE BOOK. THIS IS A VERY HEAVY BOOK AND WILL REQUIRE POSTAGE COSTS OF £10 INLAND

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