J. M. BARRIE'S PETER PAN AND WENDY (Later edition)

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No date. Circa 1942. Contemporaneous Methodist Sunday School prize book-plate dated 1942 to the front free endpaper. ***J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan and Wendy re-told (abridged) by May Byron. Blue washed and sepia washed full-page plates, black and white illustrations and dustwrapper illustration by Mabel Lucie Attwell. ***Very good in blue cloth-covered boards with black titles and Attwell line illustration to the spine and front board. Edges of boards rubbed. Small split to th bottom of the spine. Spine tight. Internally also very good with a contemporaneous colour bookplate to the front free endpaper: 'Horncastle Queen St. Methodist Sunday School - presented to' (in fountain pen ink): 'Mary Toyne, First Prize 1942.' No other inscriptions. Pages clean. No creases or tears. ***In a very good colour illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's price of 3/6 net. Edges of dustwrapper creased and rubbed. Small loss and rubbing to corners of dustwrapper. Small closed tear and associated small chip to bottom of spine of dustwrapper. Rubbing to spine of dustwrapper. Head and tail of spine of dustwrapper creased, nicked and rubbed. Two short closed tears to top edge of rear panel of dustwrapper. ***206mm x 144mm. 144 pages. ***An early war-time edition of this classic work, complete in the original colour-illustrated dustwrapper, and with all plates and illustrations by Mabel Lucie Attwell present as called for. Of interest to collectors of J. M. Barrie, the children's writer May Byron, vintage children titles and the illustrations of Mabel Lucie Attwell. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. N° de ref. del artículo 4699x

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