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BARRIE**, J[ames] M[atthew]: : PETER PAN AND WENDY. [Illus by Robert ingpen.**]

UK.DORKING,SURREY.TEMPLAR PUBLISHING,2004.

ISBN 9781840112504.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,8th imp.[Complete number line 9 10 8.] FINE/NFINE. No owner inscrptn,but price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt, colour+gilt decoration illustrated panel to front,colour illustration without gilt,to rear panel respectively,with a printed blue-green faux blind spine.Front with matt,capitalised gold-lettered CENTENARY EDITION to top edge, bright,crisp,blocked,capitalised gilt-lettered title and black-lettered author+illustrator names; spine/backstrip with similarly coloured+ lettered title,author+illustrator names as the front's with publisher’s blocked gilt illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel of dw/dj with a single critic's review. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no major tears or splits present - though some minimal top layer of coloured paper loss at foot of spine.Top edges with some very minimal dust flecks,fore-edges bright and cleaner without foxing/spotting or thumbing; contents bright,tight,crisp and clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages’ corner tips – appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher’s bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original textured reddish-brown brick coloured cloth boards with impressed Peter Pan silhouette and stars to front board,and bright, crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip, a matching striped headband,and immaculate repeated,multiple Peter Pan portrait sketches illustrated endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn, 8th imp,8-216pp [paginated] includes 17 chapters,profuse part,full and double-page colour llustrations by Robert Ingpen throughout the text and the book; plus [unpaginated] monochrome Peter Pan illustrations to reverse of front free endpaper,half-title with b/w illustrated  centennial celebratory illustrated roundel with a colour illustrated frntis to its reverse,title page,a Foreword by David Barrie (J. M. was his great-great-uncle),and a  Contents list/table. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable and particularly internally,is in an exceptional condition/state of preservation and presentation,for a book of its near 20 year-old age and nature, i.e. a child's book.It is only the faults described that prevents a slightly higher grading.Despite them it is still an exceptional copy for its cleanliness,brightness and lack of other,major detracting faults.        'All children except one, grow up.'  When Peter Pan flies through the Darling children's nursery window in search of his shadow, the scene is set for a classic tale that has captured the imagination of children and adults for one hundred years.Wendy and her two brothers join Peter on a series of exciting adventures with the inhabitants of the magical island of Neverland: the Lost Boys, to whom Wendy becomes 'mother', the mischievous fairy Tinker Bell, the brave Redskins, the Pirates on the Jolly Roger - and their notorious leader, Captain Hook, whose destiny lies in the hands of a crowing boy and a ticking crocodile.  This edition is complete and unabridged, featuring over 70 beautiful and original illustrations by award-winning illustrator Robert Ingpen.Ingpen’s beautiful illustrations breath new life into this most famous of modern fairy stories. Robert had first attempted to illustrate this classic when he was only seven years old and, remarkably,still has his early drawings.The mature work demonstrated in this edition however,captivates the reader as they embark upon the astonishing adventures of Peter Pan and Wendy, the Lost Boys, the mischievous fairy Tinker Bell and the notorious Captain Hook.      Robert Ingpen was born in 1936 in Geelong, Australia and still lives and works nearby in Barwon Heads.He studied illustration art and book design at The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.In 1986, he was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his contribution to children’s literature and he has been honoured with Membership of the Order of Australia.A world-renowned artist and author, Ingpen has designed, illustrated and written more than one hundred books, including his highly acclaimed series of illustrated Children’s Classics, which have now been published in many editions around the world.The titles in the series are diverse as: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Alice Through the Looking-Glass, The Jungle Book, Just So Stories, The Adventures of Pinocchio, The Secret Garden, Treasure Island, The Wind in the Willows and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.          Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!          N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE.    ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,8th imp.
Not SIGNED.

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