Arthur Rackham / Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens 1st Edition 1906

Description: Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens Author: Rackham, Arthur (illustrator) Title: Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens Publication: London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1906 Edition: Trade Edition Description: A Near Fine copy, with frontispiece and 49 color plates on heavy brown paper and tissue guards. Sympathetically rebound with original red publisher's cloth on front and back covers with red leather and gilt title to spine. Minor wear to extremities and a bit of damage at center right of back cover, but maintaining gilt pictorial design to front cover. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens was born from chapters in Peter Pan, which were published as "The Little White Bird," and which tell the story of how "Peter Pan, who ‘escaped from being a human when he was seven days old...and flew back to the Kensington Gardens'..." (The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature). This was reissued in 1906 as "Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, with colour plates by Arthur Rackham; this was the book which first made Rackham's work famous. It should not be confused with Peter and Wendy (1911), Barrie's novelization of the play Peter Pan" (The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature). "Rackham's illustrations to Grimm, Hans Andersen or Poe show him at his most imaginative and observant of human nature, while his gnomes, fairies and gnarled anthropomorphic trees in Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens or A Midsummer Night's Dream represent his more fantastic side.... He was - and remains - a soloist in front of an orchestra, a player with the responsibility to interpret and add a personal lustre to great works with variations of infinite subtlety and grace" (Arthur Rackham: A Life).Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) is perhaps the most acclaimed and influential illustrator of the Golden Age of Illustration. A prolific artist even from his youth, Rackham got his start as an illustrator working for the Westminster Budget Newspaper (1892). Over the next few years, he took on more and more commissions for children's books, hitting his career high in the first three decades of the twentieth century. Rackham turned his imaginative pen to every classic—from Shakespeare to Dickens to Poe.Riall 74. Near Fine Seller ID: 6523 Subject: Children's Literature, Gift Ideas, Illustrated Books Whitmore Rare Books was founded in 2010 with the aim of drawing together exceptional first editions of important literary works. Over the past several years, the shop has become a world-class destination for both seasoned collectors as well as those people newly discovering the field. WRB maintains a reputation for rigorous research and integrity, for discriminating taste, and for creating a space where collectors can interact with amazing copies of the books they love. Terms All orders ship within three business days. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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