Desirable ALS signed “J. M. Barrie,” one page both sides, 5.25 x 7, Adelphi Terrace House letterhead, March 22. Addressed to "Mr. Bradshaw," the letter reads: "How delightful of you. And thanks heartily for the Shepperson portfolio, which I like much. As for the photographs, the girl is so mirroring of Wendy that if you had dared to call her anything else there would have been a sharp message from the house under the ground." In very good to fine condition, with light overall soiling, and a short split to the end of one of the intersecting folds. Claude Shepperson (1867-1921) was an artist and book illustrator who designed the women's costumes for the 1920 revival of Barrie's 1902 play, The Admirable Crichton. This letter twice touches upon Peter Pan: first with his mention of "Wendy," and then in the last line with "the house under the ground," which is an allusion to the book's seventh chapter, The Home Under the Ground.
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