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Lot Closed
July 16, 07:26 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 4,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
[Rackham, Arthur, illustrator] — J.M. Barrie
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1906
4to (260 x 215 mm). Half-title, limitation statement, title vignette by Rackham, 50 mounted color illustrations by Rackham with descriptive tissue-guards; faint marginal spotting to a few leaves. Rebound in full blue morocco by Bayntun-Riviere, covers with gilt rules, upper cover with gilt design after Rackham, spine with raised bands in six compartments, second and third gilt-lettered, others with repeat overall decoration in gilt, original pictorial gilt vellum cover preserved as front pastedown, marbled endpapers.
The deluxe edition, number 212 of 500 copies numbered and signed by the artist
REFERENCE
Latimore & Haskell 27; Riall 74