The Library of an English Bibliophile, Part IV

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Lot 133
  • 133

[Barrie, J.M.]--Rackham, Arthur

Estimate
9,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description

  • [Barrie, J.M.]--Rackham, Arthur
  • The Peter Pan Portfolio. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1912]
  • Paper
4to (538 x 465mm.), NUMBER 3 OF 100 COPIES SIGNED BY THE PUBLISHERS AND ONE OF ABOUT 20 COPIES WITH EACH PLATE SIGNED BY THE ARTIST, 12 coloured plates by the artist, original vellum lettered in gilt on upper cover, silk ties, collector's box with photographic copy of original box, slightly cockled in places, slight damp-staining to lower cover, some wear to extremities, slight abrasions to fixed endpapers

Literature

Riall p.113

Catalogue Note

Riall notes that "a rare few had every plate signed by Rackham, although 100 were supposed to be signed, only about 20 actually were".