Lot 149
Rackham (Arthur).- Barrie (J.M.) Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, one of 500 copies signed by the illustrator, 1906.
Hammer Price: £800
Description
Rackham (Arthur).- Barrie (J.M.) Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, one of 500 copies signed by the illustrator, 50 tipped-in colour plates by Arthur Rackham, captioned tissue-guards, bookplate loosely inserted but once laid down, front free endpaper with small loss to lower corner, title and final f. with very slight browning to margins, some spotting to text, original pictorial vellum, gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, lacking ties, few small marks, soiling, mainly to spine and upper cover, little rubbed with gilt faded in places, browning to fore-edge, housed in cloth drop-back box, 4to, 1906.
Description
Rackham (Arthur).- Barrie (J.M.) Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, one of 500 copies signed by the illustrator, 50 tipped-in colour plates by Arthur Rackham, captioned tissue-guards, bookplate loosely inserted but once laid down, front free endpaper with small loss to lower corner, title and final f. with very slight browning to margins, some spotting to text, original pictorial vellum, gilt, t.e.g., others uncut, lacking ties, few small marks, soiling, mainly to spine and upper cover, little rubbed with gilt faded in places, browning to fore-edge, housed in cloth drop-back box, 4to, 1906.