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Warwick Square, London: Hodder and Stoughton Limited - George H. Doran, 1920. Large folio 9" x 13 1/4" design. Pictorial wraps, moderate cover, corner, edge wear, closed tear, rub, spine heel chip. Cover and frontispiece plate each feature Leo Bates painting 'Mary Rose' in the deep cosmos. Thick heavy stock leaves, near fine. Illustrated throughout with presentation plates, prints, portraits, photos, illustrations, etc. in many formats. Bind good, intact. Large soft cover tome weighing over three pounds. Features a collection of authors, illustrators and books featuring coverage of the Peter Pan phenomenon and author J. M. Barrie. Culture, history, architecture, archaeology, literature, theater, and art, but most especially the books about these pursuits, are honored here. Also, set in is three plate portfolio of Jessie Willcox Smith in illustrated cover folder; one w/discoloration to lower edge. XLI pages of adverts at front and back of various publishers'… Read More