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The Little White Bird  by J.M. Barrie

The Little White Bird by J.M. Barrie

$225.00Price

Or Adventures in Kensington Gardens 

First appearance of a character that later became famous as Peter Pan.  small green cloth with gilt title on front and spine, published by Scribners 1902, First edition, The Caxton Press. Bookplate of The Tabard Inn Library on front pastedown w/previous owner signature w/date written above. Rear pastedown has Tabard Inn Library tag (4.5 x 6.5mm). Interior hinge is partially exposed to back cover and some creasing to foredge of front pages. Page 1 has shadowing of string page marker? Gilt text block top with deckled foredge w/foxing.  Child’s Map of Kensington Gardens among 349 pages with minor soiling. “the everyday descriptions of Victorian life around Kensington Gardens…”  “...a series of short episodes, narratives and day-to-day accounts of J M Barrie's life in London.”   rare and collectible

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