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Peter Pan – J. M. Barrie
VG 1928 Third Printing

Original price was: $1,500.00.Current price is: $1,200.00.

Very Good First Edition, Third Printing with no dust jacket. Please see below for more details.

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Description

For sale: a very Rare and Exceptional first hardcover edition, first printing of Peter Pan, or, the Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up by J. M. Barrie with no dust jacket.  First Edition stated, 1928 Hodder and Stoughton.  Third Printing with two subsequent “Editions” listed on the copyright page and dated October 1928, the same as the First Edition.

The book is in Very Good condition with clean, bright boards and a heavily sunned spine. The paper label on the front has strong text and a few marks, while the paper title label on the spine  is chipped and moderately toned. Also with, lightly foxed page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, rubbed spine ends, mild edge wear, and rounded and rubbed corners. The interior of the book is in Very Good condition with a few age spots and uneven toning, but no marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The end paper and the interior pages are clean and moderately toned, making it an excellent addition to any collection.

Peter Pan, or, the Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up, often known simply as Peter Pan, is a work by J. M. Barrie, in the form of a 1904 play. Barrie continued to revise the play for years after its debut until the first publication of the play script in 1928 by Hodder and Stoughton Limited, London, under the name Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up.

The first published edition was part of the publisher’s The Plays of J.M. Barrie series and included an imprint on the half title page: “The Uniform Edition Of The Plays of J.M. Barrie.”
Small item ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.

Additional information

Weight 0.5 lbs
Dimensions 7.25 × 5 × 0.8 in
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