Peter and Wendy
by Barrie, J M
Peter and Wendy (1911) is the title of James M. Barrie's novelization of his most famous play, Peter Pan: or, The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up (1904). Inspired by Barrie's friendship with the Llewelyn Davies family, both the play and the novel tell the story of Peter Pan, a mischievous young boy who can fly, and his adventures on the island of Neverland with Wendy Darling and her brothers. The novel follows the play closely, though its final chapter is an addition to the original work.Peter and Wendy was first published in 1911 by Hodder & Stoughton in the United Kingdom and Charles Scribner's Sons in the United States. In 1929, Barrie gave the copyright to the works featuring Peter Pan to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), Britain's leading children's hospital.
First edition identification
First UK editions of Peter and Wendy have no subsequent printings noted and contain 13 plates, including frontispiece and title page, illustrated by artist F. D. Bedford. First US editions can be identified by the Scribner colophon on the copyright page.
Other Collectible or Notable Editions
With Barrie's permission, the novel was abridged by May Byron in 1915. This version was later illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell in 1921.
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Peter and Wendy
by BARRIE, J.M.
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- First Edition
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- 1911
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Adelaide, South Australia, AUS
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London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1911. First Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. London, Hodder and Stoughton, [1911] (first edition). Octavo, viii (first leaf blank), 267 pages plus a frontispiece, pictorial title leaf and 11 full-page plates by F.D. Bedford. Original green cloth (blocked in gilt with an elaborate design showing Peter, two mermaids and the crocodile), with the pictorial… Read more about this item Item Price
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PETER AND WENDY
by Barrie, J M
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- 1911
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New York, New York, USA
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$700.00
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NY: Charles Scribner's Sons. The extremely rare first American edition of Barrie's timeless tale with 13 half-tone illustrations & illustrated title page by Bedford. Light foxing to the first table of contents page, a bookplate from the first owner, a little wear to the spine top with faded lettering, a little dulling to the gilt titles & decorations on the… Read more about this item Item Price
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PETER AND WENDY.
by BARRIE. J. M; BEDFORD. F. D. Illustrates
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London, GBR
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Hodder and Stoughton Ltd. London. No Date. circa 1922. EARLY EDITION, with extra colour plate. 8vo. (7.5 x 6 inches). Complete, and with one more illustration than the original 1911 edition. Full colour illustrated frontispiece mounted onto grey art paper and with a tissue guard, decorative mono title page and twelve full page mono plates by Bedford. Internally… Read more about this item Item Price
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Peter and Wendy
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- 1911
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911. First Edition. Very Good. First American edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's olive green cloth with elaborate gilt stamping; lacking the scarce dust jacket. Very Good or better with light lean to binding, toning and light wear to cloth, light fraying at corners and spine ends. Related clippings and owner name to… Read more about this item Item Price
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Peter and Wendy
by BARRIE, J. M.
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Hodder & Stoughton, 1911. Hardcover. First edition, first printing. 8vo. 267pp, title/frontis + 11pp full page plates by F. D. Bedford. Green boards with gilt decoration and lettering to spine & front board. Pictorial First Issue dustwrapper with 2.5" wide dustwrapper flaps (later issues have a similar wrapper but with 1-1.5" front and rear flaps). Housed in a bespoke… Read more about this item Item Price
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Peter and Wendy [ Volume 12 Only of The Novels, Tales and Sketches of J. M. Barrie]
by Barrie, J. M.
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Frederick, Maryland, USA
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Charles Scribner's Sons. Collectible - Acceptable. NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1922. Volume 12. 8vo Hardcover. 220pp. B/W illustrations. Reading Copy. Lacking backstrip. Front cover nearly detached. Penned scoring to a few pages throughout. From the library of American author, columnist, journalist, and presidential speechwriter William Safire. (peter pan, fairytales, childrens) Inquire if you need further information. Item Price
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Peter and Wendy
by Barrie, J.M.
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Saint John, New Brunswick, CAN
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London: Hodder & Stoughton, Ltd. Book. Illus. by F.D. Bedford. Very Good. Hardcover. Early Variation. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original blue cloth with all lettering in bright gilt and gilt design surrounding title block. Colour Frontispiece "A Lovely Spring Cleaning" is tipped-in on grey stock and duplicates DJ cover. DJ has 2-inch tear at lower front joint… Read more about this item Item Price
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Peter and Wendy
by Barrie, J. M.
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- 2013
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- 110806034X
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Exeter, Devon, GBR
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Cambridge Univ Pr, 2013. Hardcover. New. reissue edition. 267 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.90 inches. Item Price
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Peter and Wendy
by Barrie, J.M
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Stamford, Connecticut, USA
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$200.00
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Hodder & Stoughton. Hardcover. Very Good. 3/4 gilt decorated red leather over red cloth, bound by Birdsall. Top edge gilt. Tissue guarded color frontis and additional plates by Bedford. Tight binding (front hinge paper split) no marks to text gift note to second free endpaper. Damp stain to bottom of front pastedown and flyleaf but intrudes no further… Read more about this item Item Price
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Peter and Wendy
by Barrie, J.M.
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Carlisle, Cumbria, GBR
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London: Hodder & Stoughton Has some sticker marks to foot of spine, bumps to edges of boards and is very lightly sprung. Flyleaf has some small ink markings, smatterings of foxing throughout, PP and text clean. No decoration to front board, so presumed 1934 edition. Cloth Boards. Good/No Jacket. 8vo. Item Price
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Peter and Wendy
by Barrie, James Matthew
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Dunfermline, Fife, GBR
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Merchiston Publishing. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Item Price
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Peter and Wendy
by J.M. Barrie
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- First Edition
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- 1911
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Edinburgh, Midlothian, GBR
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$2,264.76
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London, Hodder and Stoughton, 1911. First English edition, first impression with no date shown on the verso of title page; 8vo, (20.4 x 15.4 cm); frontispiece, pictorial title and 11 full-page plates by F.D. Bedford.
A very good first edition. The cloth binding remains good with just some light rubbing to the head and tail of spine, and a… Read more about this item Item Price
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General Debility and Defective Nutrition Their Causes Consequences and Treatment
by Smee, Alfred
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- First Edition
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- 1859
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Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA
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$88.00
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London: John Churchill, 1859. Ex-Library. Near Very Good. Rebound. First Edition. Book has modest cover wear, ex. lib.. Item Price
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Peter and Wendy
by J. M. Barrie
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Frederick, Maryland, USA
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$46.26
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Charles Scribner's Sons. Used - Acceptable. Acceptable condition. Business card and Archaeological Society Card laid-in. Reading copy only. Lacking faux leather on rear cover, faux leather nearly detached from front cover. Spineworn. Bookplate inside. Gifter's inscription on front endpage. In polypropylene bag. (childrens, literature, classics) Item Price
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Peter and Wendy
by Barrie, J. M.
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- Used - Near Fine
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- No Jacket
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- 1st Edition
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- 1911
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- Hardcover
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Kutztown, Pennsylvania, USA
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$1,495.00
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911. Book. Illus. by F. D. Bedford. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Olive cloth, lettered and elaborately decorated in gilt. A notably well-preserved copy shows minor rubbing to corners and spine extremities, deckled text block edges. Firm, square binding, clean interior beyond Christmas 1911 gift inscription… Read more about this item Item Price
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Peter and Wendy
by Barrie, J.M.; F.D. Bedford (Illus.).
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- 1911
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- Hardcover
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Novato, California, USA
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$525.00
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Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. First Edition, First Printing, with 'Published October 1911' and the Scribner seal pre, 1911. No DJ. Previous owner name in pencil on front free page: Christine Bullock, Stevie Bullock, Christmas 1923. Below that in ink and crossed out in penicl: The Bullock children Xmas, 1920.… Read more about this item Item Price
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PETER AND WENDY
by J. M Barrie
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- Used - Near Fine with no Dust Jacket
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- 1st American Edition; 1st Printing
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- 1911
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- Hardcover
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Delaware, Ohio, USA
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$6,000.00
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Near Fine with no Dust Jacket. 1911. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; B&W Illustrations; 267 pages; Green cloth hardcovers is profusely decorated in gilt on front cover and spine. The covers are clean with no obvious defects to the covers. Spine is straight, binding is … Read more about this item Item Price
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Peter and Wendy - first issue
by Barrie, J M
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- 1911
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire, GBR
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$1,604.20
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London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1911. A first edition, first printing published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1911. A very good (or better) book with some wear and fraying to the edges. Some very light spotting to the page edges. Some off-setting to the endpapers. Hinges NOT cracking and some wear to the corners. Faint inscription to the front pastedown.… Read more about this item Item Price
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PETER AND WENDY.
by BARRIE. J. M. ; BEDFORD. F. D. Illustrates
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- 1911
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London, GBR
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$1,698.57
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Hodder and Stoughton. London. 1911. THIRD EDITION. - October 1911, issued the same month as the first printing, and the same format. Large 8vo, (8 x 5.8 inches). Complete with mono illustrated title and twelve full page plates by Bedford. Gilt decorated green cloth boards illustrated with Peter Pan, two Mermaids and the Crocodile, all within a decorative border, on… Read more about this item Item Price
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Peter and Wendy
by J.M. Barrie
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- First
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- 1911
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- Hardback
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Veszprem, HUN
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$764.40
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London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1911. First. Hardback. Good. BARRIE, J. M. Peter and Wendy
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1911
FIRST EDITION, first impression of the UK edition of the popular children's Peter Pan story. Originally adapted from the 1904 stage play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, Peter Pan first appeared in novel format… Read more about this item Item Price
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