Folio Archives 416: Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens by J.M.Barrie. 2004
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1wcarter
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, from the Little White Bird by J.M.Barrie. 2004
Those of us of a certain age grew up with Peter Pan as one of our favourite childhood books. First published in 1906, the Peter Pan books written by Barrie are fairy tale children’s classics. The Folio Society published a standard edition of Peter Pan in 1992, a limited edition the same as the previous edition except in quarter leather and Ann Muir marbled paper boards also in 1992, this large format fine edition in 2004, a similar fine edition of Peter Pan and Wendy in 2006 (reviewed here), and a standard edition of Peter Pan and Wendy in 2013.
Arthur Rackham has illustrated this 150 page edition beautifully with twelve tipped in (attached to the page only along the top edge) colour illustrations plus 24 line drawn sketches. It was printed on thick Caxton Wove paper by St. Edmundsbury Press.
There is a six page preface by David Wooton, and pictorial endpapers printed dark green on light green paper. The page tops are stained dark green and the book is bound in dark green buckram blocked in gilt and red with a design by Frances Button on the cover and spine. The green slipcase measures 34.1x25.7cm.
An index of the other illustrated reviews in the "Folio Archives" series can be viewed here.
The companion book, Peter Pan and Wendy, is reviewed here
Those of us of a certain age grew up with Peter Pan as one of our favourite childhood books. First published in 1906, the Peter Pan books written by Barrie are fairy tale children’s classics. The Folio Society published a standard edition of Peter Pan in 1992, a limited edition the same as the previous edition except in quarter leather and Ann Muir marbled paper boards also in 1992, this large format fine edition in 2004, a similar fine edition of Peter Pan and Wendy in 2006 (reviewed here), and a standard edition of Peter Pan and Wendy in 2013.
Arthur Rackham has illustrated this 150 page edition beautifully with twelve tipped in (attached to the page only along the top edge) colour illustrations plus 24 line drawn sketches. It was printed on thick Caxton Wove paper by St. Edmundsbury Press.
There is a six page preface by David Wooton, and pictorial endpapers printed dark green on light green paper. The page tops are stained dark green and the book is bound in dark green buckram blocked in gilt and red with a design by Frances Button on the cover and spine. The green slipcase measures 34.1x25.7cm.
An index of the other illustrated reviews in the "Folio Archives" series can be viewed here.
The companion book, Peter Pan and Wendy, is reviewed here
2cottonoverwood
>1 wcarter: Thank you for this post. This, along with Peter and Wendy, are easily one of Folio’s finest children’s books - be sure to seek early print runs with the large format and tipped in illustrators, mind. However gorgeous CTP’s efforts were, in terms of production/materials, these are still my favourite iterations.
3astropi
Hard to believe these days that back in the day this was an affordable standard FS edition -- today this looks more like a FS LE.
>2 cottonoverwood: The CTP edition is my personal favorite, but no doubt the Rackham illustrations are phenomenal. Charles Vess who illustrated the CTP edition was inspired by Rackham and has the same whimsical feel --
>2 cottonoverwood: The CTP edition is my personal favorite, but no doubt the Rackham illustrations are phenomenal. Charles Vess who illustrated the CTP edition was inspired by Rackham and has the same whimsical feel --
4cottonoverwood
>3 astropi: A sound point re. what was to be had for the money. There’s more than one publisher that touts a single tipped in illustration as worthy of mention! As though that effort makes for a fine edition. Vess’s illustrations are very Rackhamesque - strangely unsettling in their way.
