![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Like F D Bedford, her inspiration came from the novel, not the stage production and Peter Pan is represented wearing a costume made of leaves, not the elaborate costume seen in Alice Woodward's or Flora White's illustrations. ![]() The book is decorated with stunning chapter headings as well as endings, and a series of running vignettes depicting the procession of the lost boys pursued by the pirates and Hook, themselves pursued by the Indians, followed by various beasts and (of course) the crocodile. Walt Disney's PETER PAN AND WENDY (1981) 1st American Edition. Pre-order Disney Store Japan Peter Pan Accessory Case John & Michael. Vintage Books Peter Pan and Wendy Collector's Collectable Red Knight book. Apart from the full page illustrations, she also hand-lettered the chapter titles and captions. Pokemon Dark Primeape Team Rocket 1st edition 43/82 NM Near Mint uncommon WOTC. The layout, typesetting and lettering are exquisite. Her version of Peter Pan & Wendy is also lavish in an Art Deco style. Among other works, she also illustrated a lavish edition of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. She was a figure painter, illustrator, and poster artist. Gwynedd Hudson studied art at the Brighton School of Art. The first edition had a dustjacket and orange-red cloth cover, and was later reprinted with a blue cloth cover for a cheaper, special Boots the Chemists edition (a circulating library run by the chain of pharmacies). The story of Peter Pan had its genesis in Barries 1902 novel The Little White Bird in which the central chapters tell of a child 'who escaped from being a human when he was seven days old. A beautiful edition of Barrie's novel, first published in 1931 by Hodder & Stoughton, illustrated by Gwynedd May Hudson (ca. Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens was the most popular Christmas gift book for 1906, and was highly successful commercially. ![]()
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