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Peter Pan and Wendy
by J. M. Barrie
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Condition/Very Good
- Seller
-
Katoomba, New South Wales, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boots / Hodder, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover (Embossed Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. First Illustrated Edition, or first by this illustrator and in this format. Size: A4 (300 x 210mm approx.). 272 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Endpapers browned, text block clean. Dust Jacket worn at edges, small chips and tears. Dust Jacket un-clipped. Previous owner's calling card laid in. Edges browned slightly. The publication date given above is an estimate only, there being no date given in the book. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Children; Britain/UK; Antiquarian & Rare. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 33584. . This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.
Synopsis
Peter Pan: or, The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up (1904) is the title of Scottish playwright and novelist James M. Barrie's most famous play, and Peter and Wendy is the title of Barrie's 1911 novelization of it. Both tell the story of Peter Pan, a mischievous little boy who can fly, and his adventures on the island of Neverland with Wendy Darling and her brothers, the fairy Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys, the Indian princess Tiger Lily, and the pirate Captain Hook.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33584
- Title
- Peter Pan and Wendy
- Author
- J. M. Barrie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Embossed Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Boots / Hodder
- Date Published
- 1931
- Keywords
- BZDB1 Children; Britain/UK; Antiquarian & Rare. Unbranded J. M. Barrie Peter Pan and Wendy
Terms of Sale
Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books
Mastercard, Visa, Amex, Diners Cards and PayPal accepted and preferred. Direct deposits, cheques by arrangement. All transactions in $AU. Returns accepted within 30 days of receipt if goods supplied are clearly not as advertised or described. Return shipping/freight refunded to customer if supplied products are flawed or have been clearly mis-described, otherwise at purchaser's expense. Returns to be in condition as originally shipped. Trade discounts and shipments under invoice available to regular customers, email for details.
About the Seller
Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books
Biblio member since 2004
Katoomba, New South Wales
About Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books
Mr Pickwick's occupies a large, 3-storey former Bank building in the heart of the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, Australia. We carry over 60,000 books in store, and cater to both the specialist collector trade as well as the general book trade in this region. Mr Pickwick's is one of the most comprehensive bookshops in Australia, and also operates an extensive Bookfinder service for its several thousand database clients.
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- Text Block
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- Edges
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- Tight
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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