Barrie (J.M.) and May Byron. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
£95
London, Hodder & Stoughton, c.1929.
Small 4to. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 2/6.
Barrie’s famous Peter Pan, in a rerendering by May Byron and featuring Rackham’s splendid illustrations.
In stock
Contemporary ownership inscription to front endpaper; cloth a little dulled, jacket with some wear & tear.
Plates and illustrations by Arthur Rackham.
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