Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll: First Edition (349 results)
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Published by Appleton, 1866
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition. First American issue. A beautiful copy. The book is bound in the publisher's RED cloth and is rich in color with some repair. The binding is tight with NO cocking or leaning and the boards are crisp. The pages are clean, with no writing marks or bookplates in the book.… A lovely copy housed in a custom clamshell slipcase for preservation. We buy Lewis Carroll First Editions.
More imagesALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND and THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS AND WHAT ALICE FOUND THERE
CARROLL, Lewis; pseudonym of DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson; illustrated by TENNIEL, John; binding by GLADSTONE, Charles Elsden
Published by London: Macmillan and Company. and 1872, 1866
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Add to basketFirst editions. Two volumes. Finely bound by Charles Elsden Gladstone in elaborately decorated full brown morocco, the spines with five raised bands and titles in gilt. Gilt decorated inner boards, marbled endpapers. Binder's initials stamped in gilt to the lower inner front board. All edges gilt. The publisher's cloth bound in…as the front and rear pastedown of Through the Looking Glass. Illustrated with frontispieces and 90 illustrations across the two volumes by John Tenniel. The four page leaflet 'To All Child Readers of Alice In Wonderland', originally issued loosely laid in to first editions of Through the Looking Glass, has been retained and bound in. Some spotting and a couple of tiny closed tears to the margins of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, otherwise a fine set. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is the first published edition, the second overall: the book was originally printed in Oxford at the Clarendon Press in June 1865, but was suppressed when Carroll heard that the book's illustrator was dissatisfied with the quality of the printing. He recalled the few pre-publication copies he had sent out to his friends and donated them to hospitals, where most perished. Only 23 of those original "1865 Alices" are now extant, mostly in institutional holdings, thus creating one of the most famous black tulips of book collecting. The book was entirely reset by Richard Clay for the present authorized Macmillan edition, the earliest edition that can be realistically obtained. Although dated 1866, the edition was in fact ready by November 1865, in time for the Christmas market, and was published in a print run of 4,000 copies. The copy of Through the Looking-Glass is the first edition; like its predecessor, it was published for the Christmas market and bears the following year's date in its imprint. It was actually published in December 1871, in an edition of 9,000 copies. Charles Elsden Gladstone (1855-1919), the creator of these exquisite bindings, had a long and distinguished naval career, during which he rose through the ranks from Midshipman to Commander. Service papers record his expertise in advanced submarine weaponry and photography. That he was reportedly engaged in covert intelligence gathering recently prompted P. J. M. Marks, the British Library's Curator of Western Bookbindings, to refer to Gladstone as "a bookbinding James Bond", 007 another ex-Navy Commander with access to cutting edge technology and working undercover. Gladstone's bookbinding activities his overcover work, if you will appear to have been a labour of love, there being no evidence that he profited, or sought to, from such work (his navy salary and pension were both generous). While researching Gladstone, Marks was unable to uncover the origins or development of his impeccable craftsmanship, skills ordinarily requiring years of apprenticeship under an established binder. Marks did, however, find Gladstone's name "included in the annals of specialist societies relating to microscopy and optical magic lanterns, interests which suggest he had a keen eye and feeling for accuracy." And an eye for accuracy was clearly imperative for the intricacy and precision of Gladstone's elaborately tooled book designs, each stamped discreetly with the initials C. E. G. in gilt to the verso (undercover) of their upper boards. (P. J. M. Marks, 'The mysterious Captain Gladstone, RN a bookbinding James Bond?' The British Library 'Untold Lives' blog, 28 May 2020) Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
More imagesPublished by Macmillan and Co, London, 1866
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Meier And Sons Rare Books, New Canaan, CT, U.S.A.Meier And Sons Rare Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First UK edition, 1866 First Published Printing, FIRST STATE/FIRST ISSUE: A very good, and internally clean hardcover copy, with the original red cloth covered boards with the original tissue guard. FIRST STATE with the Inverted S; on the last line of the contents page, and;Âpage 30…numbered as page 3. The 1866 edition is the unofficial second edition, but is considered the official first published edition of the book, as the 1865 edition was recalled.;Of the copies showing 1865 on the title page, only 23 copies survived and only 5 of those are in private hands, the rest are in public institutions.Macmillan quickly reprinted the book using this 1866 title page, with copies available as early as November 1865, making this the first edition available for purchase at bookstores. This copy is the First printing, First issue with page 30 numbered as page 3, FIRST STATE with the inverted S; in the last line of the Contents page.It is in a very good condition. The book has been recased some time ago, with all the original cloth laid back down. The original tissue guard remains present but the light blue end papers were replaced with period brown coated end papers. The copy is extremely clean internally withOUT the often found handling marks, withOUT foxing or stains, and withOUT the cracked or broken hinges. The book has no owner names and no inscriptions. Accompanied by a red morocco and marbled clamshell box. ADDITIONAL SET OF IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our store for other landmark titles.
Published by MacMillan and Co, London, 1879
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.Raptis Rare Books
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Add to basketEarly edition with sixty-second thousand stated on the title page of this classic work, boldly inscribed by the author on the half-title page, "Edith Mary Alice Berkeley from the Author, May 15/80." Octavo, original cloth, gilt titles to the spine, all edges gilt, publisher's cloth s, all edges gilt, housed inÂa modern scarlet m…orocco slipcase and chemise. 7 1/8 x 4 1/2Âinches (18 x 12 cm); 192 pp., [2] pp. ads, half-title; electrotyped frontispiece, and 42 illustrations from the woodcuts by Dalziel after John Tenniel. In near fine condition. From the library of actor William E. Self, with his book label on the front pastedown. Housed in a custom half morocco chemise and slipcase. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed. Alice's Adventures were "born on a golden afternoon" in July 1862, when the Rev. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (better known as Lewis Carroll) took the three small daughters of Dean Liddell of Christ Church on a boating trip up the Isis. Carroll delighted the three children by relating Alice's adventures, and eventually promised his favorite among the three, Alice Liddell, to write the story down for her. Through the Looking-Glass can be seen as a mirror image of the Alice's Adventures. For example, the latter begins outdoors in the warmth of May 4 and uses the imagery of playing cards, while the former begins indoors on a snowy, cold November 4 and uses the imagery of chess. "The two Alice books completed the reinstatement of the imagination, so long disapproved of by the opponents of fairy stories, to its proper place. 'Alice is, in a word, a book of that extremely rare kind which will belong to all the generations to come until the language becomes obsolete'" (Carpenter & Prichard, 102).
More imagesPublished by London: Macmillan and Co., 1866, 1866
- First Edition
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United KingdomPeter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB.
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Add to basketFirst published edition, finely bound by Riviere. This timeless work ushered in "a sea change in children's fantasy and mount[ed] a defiant opposition to the didactic tendencies of Victorian children's literature" (Stableford, p. 63). Continuously in print since publication, Alice remains "a universal reference for art, marketin…g, pop culture, and political satire" (Grolier). The first published edition comprised 4,000 copies issued in November 1865 with a post-dated title page. The original edition was suppressed due to poor printing quality, and the 2,000 copies that were printed in June 1865 were sold to Appleton's for publication in America one year later. This copy has the inverted "S" on the last line of the contents page and page 30 misnumbered "3". Grolier Children's 100, 35; Lovett A22.1; Magill I, pp. 7-16; Printing and the Mind of Man 354; Williams, Madan, Green, & Crutch 46. Brian Stableford, The A to Z of Fantasy Literature, 2009. Octavo (191 x 117 mm). Frontispiece and illustrations in text by John Tenniel. Early 20th-century red crushed morocco by Riviere, gilt rules to compartments, covers, and turn-ins, blue endpapers, edges gilt, original cloth bound in at end. Minor rubbing to extremities, foxing and occasional marks to contents. A very good copy, handsomely bound.
Language: English
Published by MacMillan, London, 1866
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Anah Dunsheath RareBooks ABA ANZAAB ILAB, Auckland, NZ, New ZealandAnah Dunsheath RareBooks ABA ANZAAB ILAB
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Add to basketOriginal Cloth. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Some foxing. Original cloth professionally and neatly re-cased, slightly darker on spine. All edges gilt. First edition, first issue with page '30' as '3' A very good copy of the extremely rare first edition.
More imagesPublished by New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1866
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA
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Add to basketHard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. With 42 black and white illustrations by John Tenniel. First edition, second issue (with suppressed first UK sheets and new title page); with variant B title page with the 'b' in 'bye' directly above the "T" in "Tenniel." Finely bound in red morocco by Bayntun-Riviere (signed by b…inder to front turn-in), with an illustration of Alice to the front board in gilt, illustration of the Cheshire Cat to the rear board in gilt, spine with five raised bands, lettered, decorated, and ruled in gilt, all edges gilt, wide turn-ins, and marbled endpapers. About fine, with minimal spotting to some pages, and contemporary gift inscription to verso of half-title page. Overall, a magnificently bound copy of the earliest obtainable issue of Alice. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland tells the story of a young and exceedingly rational girl who falls through a rabbit hole into a surreal world filled with strange and fanciful characters, including the Mad Hatter, the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat, and Mock Turtle. The story culminates in a court trial at the behest of the bloodthirsty Queen of Hearts, with Alice being called as a witness. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson wrote the nonsensical story under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll for 10-year-old Alice Liddell, who was a frequent subject of his revolutionary portrait photography. A well of inspiration and fascination for readers for more than 150 years, the book was ranked number two on the BBC's 100 Greatest Children's Books of All Time poll in 2023. The true first issue of Alice was published by Macmillan in London in a print run of 2,000 copies, but was quickly suppressed because neither author nor artist approved of the quality of the reproductive illustrations. Macmillan sold its remaining pages to Appleton in New York, who bound this second issue with a cancel title page. Aside from the new title, the Appleton Alice agrees with all textual issues of the 1865 Alice, including the slight variants on page [5] and [6], which neither indicate collecting priority nor earlier printing. Similarly, the slightly different Appleton title pages are the result of the book being "printed in pairs from two nominally identical settings of type." Only a handful of the true first issues survived (many were donated to children's hospitals), making the Appleton Alice highly sought after by collectors. Tenniel, John (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by D. Appleton and Co, New York, 1866
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: THE HERMITAGE BOOKSHOP, Denver, CO, U.S.A.THE HERMITAGE BOOKSHOP
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Add to basketOctavo. [xii], 192, [iv]. 7"x 5.25" Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was first published in 1865 by Macmillan and Co, but after only a few of the two thousand copies were fully published, the edition was suppressed when John Tenniel complained about the poor paper quality and their effect on the printings of his illustrations. M…acmillan sold the remaining sheets to the American publisher Appleton, which they used to make this edition and which definitively precedes the second edition, printed in the UK by Macmillan in 1866. All points of issue mentioned in Williams confirms. The story was inspired by a boat trip on the 4th of July with Robinson Duckworth and the three young daughters of Henry Liddell: Lorina, Alice, and Edith. Under the insistence of Alice, Carroll wrote down the story he told them while they were rowing on the river. Carroll received further encouragement to seek publication of his story by George Macdonald's family, whose children enjoyed the story. In honor of the original audience of Alice's adventure, Carroll based characters on them. Aside from Alice as her namesake throughout the book, in chapter three, A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale, the Duck represents Duckworth, the Lory Lorina, the Eaglet Edith, and the Dodo Carroll himself, stemming from his real name Charles Dodgson. This copy includes a period inscription on the front fly, dated two years after publication: "Little Laura from Aunt Lizzie on her fifth birthday, Staten Island 1868." [Williams 10. Williams, Madan, Green, & Crutch 44]. Slight bow to boards, minor spots rubbing to text block edges with small nick to fore edge effecting pp 75-108 but not the text, small chips to upper corners pp 43-50, closed tear middle of pp 65-66, faint spots of darkening sparsely throughout text, overall a near fine, tight copy in beautiful binding with bright gilt, in custom mylar. Rebound in 20th-century full crushed red morocco with gilt rules and decorations, raised spine bands decoratively gilt, inner and outer dentelle, with marbled endpapers and text block edges First edition, second issue (comprising the sheets of the suppressed 1865 printing, with cancel title page dated 1866). With forty-two illustrations by John Tenniel (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by London: Macmillan und Comp., 1869, 1869
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United KingdomPeter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB.
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Add to basketFirst edition in German, presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title, "Margaret Evelyn Hardy, from the Author". The first foreign language translation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland was published in February 1869 before a French translation of August 1869. The original English text was first published in 18…66. Williams, Madan, Green, and Crutch praise the illustrations in this edition and note "the reproductions of the woodcuts in this German edition are excellent, and bear comparison with those in any other issue of Alice in Wonderland". The contents listing exactly copied the pagination of the English edition so that for every chapter except the first, the page numbers are incorrect. Gathorne-Hardy, 1st Earl of Cranbrook, (1814-1906) became known to Carroll's Oxford circle in 1865 when he was nominated to stand in the Oxford University constituency. There were three candidates: William Gladstone, William Heathcote and Gathorne Gathorne-Hardy. Carroll records signing a voting paper in his diary for 10 July and Jackson's Oxford Journal for 15 July notes that "Dr Dodson [sic], of Christ Church" voted for Gladstone. The final result was Heathcote 1331, Gathorne-Hardy 767, and Gladstone 735 votes. The election prompted Carroll to write his Dynamics of a Particle (1865) comprising a satirical pamphlet masquerading as a mathematical treatise in which chapter two refers to the contest between Gathorne-Hardy and Gladstone. The politician was responsible for Carroll's admittance to the public area of the House of Commons on 8 April 1867, and when Gathorne-Hardy visited Oriel College, Oxford, Carroll invited him to Christ Church to have his photograph taken. Carroll noted in his diary on 10 June 1867 "He had not long to spare, but I succeeded in taking two pictures of him, neither of them, I fear, particularly successful". Gathorne-Hardy had married Jane Orr in 1838 and they were to have four sons and five daughters. On 24 June 1867 the politician wrote to Carroll stating "my little girl's names are Margaret Evelyn, and I am sure she would dearly treasure Alice in English and French, but has no right to tax you for both". At the time of writing, there were no foreign language translations. A correspondence between the two men commenced and, in time, Carroll certainly sent both English and French editions of Alice. This inscription in an unrequested German translation is previously unknown (unrecorded by Carlson and Eger). Another hand other than Carroll's has added the date of 1871. Carroll continued to send copies of his books to Margaret: she also received an inscribed copy of Through the Looking-Glass dated Christmas 1871 and a copy of The Hunting of the Snark with an inscription dated 24 April 1876. Carroll's diary entry for 12 September 1877 records a visit by the author to the Hardy family to "meet Evelyn again (she is now 'Miss Evelyn')" when he "walked on the Parade with Mrs. Hardy and Misses K. and E." Williams, Madan, Green, and Crutch 71; Carlson and Eger, Dodgson at Auction 1893-1999, 1999. Octavo. Frontispiece and 42 illustrations by John Tenniel. Original green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, pictorial roundels and triple-line borders to covers in gilt, brown coated endpapers, binder's label ("Burn & Co") to rear pastedown, all edges gilt. Some fading and bubbling to covers, spine slightly soiled, corners slightly bumped, minor restoration to spine and hinges, some browning and foxing throughout; a very good copy.
More imagesPublished by Macmillan and Co. 1866 and 1872, London, 1866
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Quill & Brush, member ABAA, Middletown, MD, U.S.A.Quill & Brush, member ABAA
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Add to basketFirst Edition. First UK edition to be regularly published of ALICE IN WONDERLAND (after the suppressed 1865 edition) with inverted "S" in last line of contents page; and first edition of THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS with correct first-issue/printing point present on p.21, "wade" for "wabe" [Williams 10 & 21, respectively]. Each vol…ume finely bound in gilt-stamped full red leather with Alice-themed tooling to front covers and spines; gilt-ruled leather turn-ins; marbled endpapers; and all edges gilt. ALICE shows faint name at head of title page; finger smudges to margins and occasionally to text (still readable); fairly extensive old tape repairs and/or shadows of old repairs with subsequent re-mends throughout, the most noticeable being at head of half-title where the color appears to have been touched up. A few repaired tears cross into text without damaging the type. Two tiny areas of damage to type (still wholly readable) appear on p. [15] and p. 66, affecting portion of one letter and crossing a few letters in a thin but noticeable line (respectively). LOOKING-GLASS is bright and fine with only a very faint name to head of half-title. Altogether a very good set beautifully presented in bindings that are quite fine. Housed together in lined, red cloth-covered slipcase with ribbon pull.
More imagesPublished by London Macmillan and Co, 1886
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Shapero Rare Books, London, United KingdomShapero Rare Books
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Add to basketFirst edition, first printing, first issue with black coated endpapers, inscribed by the author; 8vo (190 x 135 mm); thirty-seven engravings based on illustrations, in-line drawings and full-page plates, inscription in ink to half-title; publisher's red cloth triple ruled in gilt, gilt-embossed vignette depicting mock-turtle to…lower board, all edges gilt, toned spine, minor marks to boards, otherwise very good indeed; [viii], 96pp, [1], [2]ads. A rare, inscribed copy, this title offers the reader an opportunity to make a comparison between Tenniel's illustrations with those by the author.
More imagesPublished by Macmillan and Co, London, 1886
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing, first issue with black coated endpapers. Inscribed by Lewis Carroll on the half-title page, "Mabel Marriott, from the Author. Dec. 3/92." [xvi], 96, [3, ads] pp with 37 illustrations by the author. Bound in publisher's red cloth tripled ruled and lett…ered in gilt with circular portrait of the Mock Turtle stamped at the rear board; all edges gilt. Very Good with slight shelf lean, darkening to spine, light wear to extremities and light soiling to cloth. Small abrasion to front pastedown, tape ghosts to prelims and terminals, several hinges slightly exposed. A lovely signed copy of Carroll's facsimile manuscript that inspired the author to pen Alice in Wonderland. The original manuscript, bound and illustrated by Carroll, was gifted to Alice Liddell and her two sisters, Edith and Lorina. Alice kept the original manuscript until 1928 when she was forced to sell it to cover her husband's funeral costs. Excludes several iconic segments, including the tea party scene that wasn't added until the first published edition. Signed. Herbert-Williams 194. Signed.
More imagesPublished by Librairie Hachette et Cie, 1908
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Librairie Le Feu Follet, Paris, FranceLibrairie Le Feu Follet
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Add to basketReliure de l'éditeur. Alice : « À quoi peut bien servir un livre sans images ni dialogues ? » | Librairie Hachette et Cie | Paris 1908 | 23.50 x 28.50 cm | Reliure de l'éditeur | Édition illustrée de 13 compositions d'Arthur Rackham en couleurs contrecollées sur carton fort sous serpentes légendées et 14 compositions en noir dan…s le texte par Arthur Rackham, dont un portrait d'Alice en frontispice, un des très rares 20 exemplaires sur japon, enrichis d'un signature autographe d'Arthur Rackham en justification, tirage de tête. Il existe quelques exemplaires hors commerce nominatifs sur ce même papier. Cartonnage de l'éditeur en plein vélin, dos lisse titré à l'or et présentant une illustration dorée du Chat du Cheshire, premier plat estampé à l'or du titre et d'une illustration représentant deux animaux fantastiques, gardes et contreplats illustrés, tête dorée. Rares rousseurs. Bel exemplaire du plus recherché des illustrés d'Arthur Rackham, un des rarissimes exemplaires sur papier Japon. * «Tel est le conte fantasque dont M. A. Rackham a fait pour le plaisir des yeux un poème vivant. Son art d'une élégance ingénieuse, son dessin raffiné et pittoresque, la fantaisie d'une imagination qui fait vivre les arbres et gonfle en personnages parlants nos humbles frères les animaux, est sans doute le seul, depuis celui de Gustave Doré, qui ait créé un monde. Monde tantôt effrayant, obscur et mouvementé, tantôt simple et fait d'une silhouette comme un paysage japonais, mais toujours nerveux et précis, d'une forme écrite et d'un jeu de lignes élégant. Au milieu des monstres et des bêtes, parait fine, étonnée et blonde, jolie comme une demoiselle de Rossetti, la petite figure d'Alice, qui est la grâce humaine au milieu de la complication des choses.» (La Vie heureuse, n° 11, 15 nov. 1908) En 1907, le chef-d'uvre de Lewis Carroll, Les Aventures d'Alice au pays des merveilles, tomba dans le domaine public. Sept éditions virent le jour dans les décennies suivantes, faisant surgir plusieurs nouvelles illustrations d'Alice. Une question brûlait les lèvres: allaient-elles parvenir à égaler ou surpasser l'originale de 1865, née sous le crayon de John Tenniel? Parmi les sept éditions, celle comportant les dessins d'Arthur Rackham rencontrera le plus vif succès, et deviendra, aux côtés des images de Tenniel, l'une des représentations les plus importantes de ce classique. Rackham, qui avait le courage de s'attaquer à des uvres «sacro-saintes», réalise l'exploit, non pas seulement d'illustrer, mais aussi d'enrichir de ses coups de pinceau et de son imagination débordante, le récit de Carroll et de le rendre «plus étonnant et plus amusant encore» (Anita Silvey, Children's Books and their Creators Auguste Marguillier, mars 1912, Art et Décoration). Les Aventures d'Alice au pays des merveilles est un livre que l'artiste connaissait intimement, l'ayant lu avec son père quand il était enfant. Dans sa relation adulte à l'uvre, il lui tenait à cur d'émerveiller à son tour les jeunes lecteurs. Rackham espérait même que ses images contribueraient à enrichir le vocabulaire visuel des enfants. Cependant, si la postérité se rappellera ses illustrations, c'est par-dessus tout pour leur qualité esthétique. Comparées de nombreuses fois à Rossetti ou à Turner, les uvres rackhamiennes ne furent pas exécutées dans la spontanéité ni avec facilité; elles sont le résultat d'un travail méthodique et scrupuleux, parfois douloureux. Notre artiste contribua grandement à rendre au dessin ses lettres de noblesse comme forme d'art à part entière. Lorsqu'il dessine, Arthur Rackham emprunte à la peinture d'histoire ses procédés et ses codes: le décor est soigneusement planté à l'aide de modèles vivants. Dans son livre Lewis Carroll Observed: A Collection of Unpublished Photographs, Drawings, Poetry and New Essays, Edward Guiliano nous révèle les secrets de composition de l'artiste: pour le personnage de la Duchesse, il se tourne vers sa cuisinière. Le rôle d'Alice est donné à.
More imagesPublished by [Richard Clay for] Macmillan and Co. MacMillan & Co. in London, England., 1866
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.Bluff Park Rare Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. HARDBACKNODJ, 1ST EDITION , 1866 ON TITLE PG, .FIRST LONDON EDITION. SECOND 1ST PUBLISHED EDITION SINCE 1865 WAS RECALLED. VG-, AS -IS, Final 'S' on the contents page is correctly printed, page '30' numbered '3'. 192 PGS NO ADS IN BACK, ORIGINAL Red Cloth binding 3 circula…r lines containing a picture of Alice holding the Pig on the upper cover with the Cheshire Cat to the back cover, REBACKED, Preserving Original covers with small stain and spine which has tears chips wear. Wear to exterior with some marks/stains. All edges GOLD gilt. RECENT endpapers, half-title with pencil name. Pages are complete with illustrations throughout. Age toning and the odd mark/spot here and there, otherwise pages are generally clean , TINY CORNER STAIN WEAR FRONT BTM RIGHT , The first published edition, re-set from a copy of the recalled first issue. 3 circular lines containing a picture of Alice holding the Pig on the upper cover with the Cheshire Cat to the back cover, a little rubbed , 192 PGS.
More imagesPublished by Maecenas Press / Random House, 1969
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Moroccobound Fine Books, IOBA, Lewis Center, OH, U.S.A.Moroccobound Fine Books, IOBA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. One of 2500 numbered copies signed by Dali on the title page. With original color etching frontispiece and 12 color plates. Folio, measuring 17 x 11 1/2 inches. Loose signatures housed in a cloth folder within a morocco-backed cloth box. Light wear to the box. Signed by Illustrator(s…).
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Maecenas Press, 1969
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Vagabond Books, A.B.A.A., PASADENA, CA, U.S.A.Vagabond Books, A.B.A.A.
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition. Maecenas Press/Random House, New York, 1969. Illustrations by Salvador Dali.of a signed limited edition of 2500 copies , issued as a portfolio containing 12 color wood engravings and a color etching. Signed by the illustrator on the title page. Signed by Dali on the title p…age, with an original etched frontispiece in four colors signed in the plate, and 12 color heliogravures each with an original remarque. Press/Random House, New York, 1969. Illustrations by Salvador Dali. 1147 of a signed limited edition of 2500 copies , issued as a portfolio containing 12 color wood engravings and a color etching. Signed by the illustrator on the title page. twelve full page color heliogravures. Interior contents bright, clean and fresh. Spine of morocco case lovely copy to beige cloth of folding case. Loose as issued in original brown cloth chemise, quarter morocco folding case original bone closures. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Maecenas Press & Random House, New York, 1969
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
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Add to basketLimited illustrated edition of Lewis Carroll's beloved children's classic, signed by and with twelve illustrations by Salvador Dali. Folio, loose portfolio as issued in original brown silk chemise decorated in gilt, illustrated with an original three-color etching as aÂfrontispiece and 12 striking full-page color photogravures (…heliogravures) after DalÃ's original gouache paintings. One of 2500 numbered copies signed by Salvador Dali on the title page. Housed in the original tan leather-backed clamshell case, lacking imitation bone clasps. In very good condition. âDalÃâs images have become icons of the fantastic, signposts (not maps) that point the way inward to that realmâ (Clute & Grant, 246). This magnificent production, printed on Mandeure paper, contains an original three-color etching as a frontispiece and 12 striking full-page color photogravures (heliogravures) after Daliâs original gouache paintings (Michler & LÃ psinger).
Published by D. Appleton and Company, [New York, 1866
- First Edition
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA
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Add to basket192 pp. With Forty-two Illustrations by John Tenniel. 12mo, in a modern designer binding in full inlaid morocco, a.e.g. by Starr Bookworks. Preserved in a custom quarter morocco slipcase and chemise. First American edition, first printing; second issue with the cancel Appleton title page. 1 x 2" section of the upper right corner… of the title page expertly replaced (owner's name removed?) This copy has the title page with the "B" in the second "By" above and slightly to the right of the "T" in "Tenniel," and the hyphen in "Rabbit-hole" on the Contents page. No priority for these variants has been reliably established.
Published by Macmillan and Co, London, 1885
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Add to basketFinely bound early printing of Carroll's beloved children's classic. Octavo, bound in full dark green crushed levant morocco by Kelliegram with gilt titles and elaborate gilt tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edges g…ilt, yellow silk endpapers. Mutli-colored pictorial morocco onlay to the front panel with the Mad Hatter at the center surrounded by four smaller depictions of Father William's Son, the Dodo, the Mock Turtle and the Duchess. Mutli-colored pictorial morocco onlay to the rear panel with the White Rabbit at the center surrounded by four smaller depictions of the Mouse, the Duck, the Eaglet, and the Cheshire Cat. With 42 black and white illustrations by John Tenniel including the tissue-guarded frontispiece. In near fine condition, inscription to the second free endpaper. An exceptional presentation. Alice's Adventures were "born on a golden afternoon" in July 1862, when the Rev. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (better known as Lewis Carroll) took the three small daughters of Dean Liddell of Christ Church on a boating trip up the Isis. Carroll delighted the three children by relating Alice's adventures, and eventually promised his favorite among the three, Alice Liddell, to write the story down for her. "The two Alice books completed the reinstatement of the imagination, so long disapproved of by the opponents of fairy stories, to its proper place. âAlice is, in a word, a book of that extremely rare kind which will belong to all the generations to come until the language becomes obsoleteâ" (Carpenter & Prichard, 102).
More imagesLanguage: English
Published by Macmillan, 1872
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: First and Fine, Ludlow, United KingdomFirst and Fine
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Lewis Carroll aka Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1872-75) 'Alice's Adventure in Wonderland', and 'Through the Looking Glass', published by Macmillan in the UK. Alice is a first edition, Forty-Seventh Thousands from 1875 (the first print for the general public was published in 1865); Looki…ng Glass is a true first edition and first print from 1872. Both volumes beautifully rebound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe in full red leather with the same medallions of Alice and Queen of Hearts respectively embossed in gilt on the front panel as per the original first edition cloth bindings. Rounded spines with five raised bands, spine panels tooled with characters from Alice. Condition: presents in near fine condition. Previous owner's tasteful coat of arms bookplate on the front pastdowns. Internally exceptionally clean for books over 150 years old. Occasional spots as shown. The spines are lightly faded from the sun. Light scuffs/ shelf wear as shown. Absolute landmark books of children's literature, here beautifully rebound by perhaps the most famous bindery in the UK. First and Fine.
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- First Edition
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Seller: Fold the Corner Books, Milford, SURRE, United KingdomFold the Corner Books
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Add to basketCondition: Fine. FROM VAN SANDWYK'S PERSONAL COLLECTION CARROLL, Lewis; Charles VAN SANDWYK [Illus.] Alice's Adventures in Wonderland London: The Folio Society, 2016 Folio, quarter vellum over red paper-covered boards with vellum tips, spine lettered typographically in gilt, upper board with the iconic image of the white rabbit…and his pocket watch surrounded by a highly decorative border showing roses, crowns, hedgehogs, spider webs lettered 'who are you?' and more, printed in black, white, gold and metallic red; highly decorative endpapers showing vignettes from the book; pp. [vi], 5-160, [viii]; with decorative frontis showing a portrait of Alice as well as an additional 10 tipped-in plates in full colour, nine onlaid colour illustrations, and numerous others in black and white throughout, including full and double page, as well as decorative initials and borders in gold; a fine, unread copy, until recently kept unopened, contained in the original glassine wrapper, the custom-made red cloth slipcase with paper label to spine, the publisher's brown paper wrapping and in the original publisher's cardboard box, with printed label to one edge. Special, limited sesquincentenary edition, limited to one thousand copies each containing an original copperplate engraving signed and numbered by the artist in December 2015. This copy numbered 'XI/XXX', the artist's own personal copy , with an additional manuscript note from van Sandwyk ascertaining the fact loosely tipped-in. A beautifully-produced edition of Carroll's children's classic, one of the best-known stories of the Victorian period. Inspired by a 'golden afternoon' boating on the river in Oxfordshire, in which Carroll passed the time telling stories to the daughters of his friend Henry Liddell (Alice, Lorina and Edith), the tale follows the titular character as she travels down a rabbit hole to a dream-like world, where she meets a hookah-smoking caterpillar, a grinning cheshire cat, a mad hatter and many other characters which have now been embedded in the consciousness of popular culture. The book has never been out of print, and has been translated into 174 languages worldwide. With the original first edition of 1865 featuring wood engravings by John Tenniel, this edition was published to celebrate 150 years since the original publication. Here, Van Sandwyk has taken great pains to preserve the integrity of the original Alice, whilst adding his own interpretations. Illustrations include the caterpillar puffing on a shisha pipe; frog footmen in curly judges wigs delivering letters from a royal mail parcel (hanging from a snail); a gryphon dozing under a tree with a book entitled 'Croquet: The Queen's Rules' and a plate of Battenberg by his side, and of course the classic scenes of the Mad Hatter's tea party, playing cards painting the roses red, and others. "This is Wonderland as it was meant to be seen", the publishers write, "with eccentric charm and dreamlike detail". A sumptuous publication, possibly the most beautiful edition of this work ever to be printed.
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Published by Doubleday Page, New York, 1907
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Lakin & Marley Rare Books ABAA, Mill Valley, CA, U.S.A.Lakin & Marley Rare Books ABAA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Carroll, Lewis. (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson). ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND. New York: Doubleday, Page & Co., [n. d. but 1907]. First American De Luxe Edition illustrated by Arthur Rackham. With a "proem" by Austin Dobson. Limited to 550 numbered copies…SIGNED by the publisher of which this is #114. Large quarto. Thirteen full-page tipped-in colored plates with all tissue guards present, illustrations sized much larger than those found in the first trade edition. This large paper edition is 162pp and measures 11 1/2" x 9 ¼." Original publisher's quarter dark green cloth over light green boards lettered in gilt with a small onlay image of Alice affixed to the upper board, t.e.g. A VERY FINE copy in ORIGINAL GLASSINE DUST JACKET still residing inside its matching green ORIGINAL CARDBOARD GIFT BOX. Virtually as new and untouched, an astonishing survival. In 1907, after more than forty years, Lewis Carroll's classic Alice's Adventures in Wonderland entered the public domain. That year, many new editions of Alice's Adventures were free to be published. Of those, Arthur Rackham's 1907 illustrated version is arguably the most iconic (and the most sought after) visual interpretation of Alice outside of the original Victorian era drawings by John Tenniel. In thirty years of selling Lewis Carroll desiderata, this is the first time we've ever seen the Doubleday Edition De Luxe in its original glassine DJ (much less with its original gift box). Also included, an example of the first American Trade Edition (c.1907, printed in England) as a reading copy. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). Signed by Author(s).
Published by The Limited Editions Club 1932-1935, New York, 1932
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.Raptis Rare Books
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Add to basketThe Limited Editions Club signed limited edition of Lewis Carrollâs beloved childrenâs classic. Octavo, two volumes, bound in full leather with gilt titles and elaborate tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and detailing to the front and rear panels, all edges gilt, frontispiece and titl…e page vignette, with illustrations by John Tenniel. One of 1,500 numbered copies, both volumes are number 958. Boldly signed by "The Original Alice" Alice Hargreaves on the front free endpaper in volume one and on the colophon page to the rear of volume two. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is additionally signed by typographer and binder Frederic Warde on the colophon page to the rear. Both volumes are in near fine condition with light rubbing and restoration to the spine cap of volume two. Accompanied by the prospectus for both volumes laid in, along with newspaper clippings that include Alice Hargreaves' death notice. Ownership plate of the original subscriber to the front pastedown. Housed in the original cloth slipcases which are in near fine condition. A stunning set. Alice's Adventures were "born on a golden afternoon" in July 1862, when the Rev. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (better known as Lewis Carroll) took the three small daughters of Dean Liddell of Christ Church on a boating trip up the Isis. Carroll delighted the three children by relating Alice's adventures, and eventually promised his favorite among the three, Alice Liddell, to write the story down for her. Through the Looking-Glass can be seen as a mirror image of the Alice's Adventures. For example, the latter begins outdoors in the warmth of May 4 and uses the imagery of playing cards, while the former begins indoors on a snowy, cold November 4 and uses the imagery of chess. "The two Alice books completed the reinstatement of the imagination, so long disapproved of by the opponents of fairy stories, to its proper place. âAlice is, in a word, a book of that extremely rare kind which will belong to all the generations to come until the language becomes obsoleteâ" (Carpenter & Prichard, 102).
More imagesPublished by Macmillan & Co, London, 1867
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United KingdomRooke Books PBFA
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. First edition. The sixth thousand of Lewis Carroll's highly influential work of Victorian children's literature, illustrated throughout by John Tenniel. An exceptionally early impression of Lewis Carroll's beloved children's tale.The sixth thousand of this work, published two years after the f…irst impression.With forty-two charming illustrations from John Tenniel, depicting the many much-loved scenes including The Mad Hatter's Tea Party and The White Rabbit looking at his pocket watch. Frontispiece retaining the original tissue guard. Collated, complete.Upon the original publication of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in 1865, Tenniel was far more well-known than Carroll, owing to his successful career as an illustrator and cartoonist, including many pieces for the satirical periodical 'Punch'.Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson) was a mathematician and author best known for this work, and its sequel 'Alice Through the Looking-Glass'.Rebacked, with endpapers renewed.Former owner's inscription to half title head.The work is credited as perhaps the greatest example of literary nonsense. Whilst the work was meant for children (indeed the tale was originally told to a friend's daughter, Alice Liddell) the word play, logic and fantastical themes present have interested and delighted scholars since its publication. Rebacked, in the publisher's original cloth binding, retaining the original boards. Endpapers renewed. Externally, exceptionally lovely. Inscription to half title head. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally clean and exceptionally bright, with the odd spot, most concentrated to perimeters of first few leaves. Very Good Indeed. John Tenniel (illustrator). book.
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Published by Macmillan and Co., London and New York, 1886
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- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: Madoc Books (ABA-ILAB), Llandudno, CONWY, United KingdomMadoc Books (ABA-ILAB)
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Inscribed by the Author, First edition, First issue (black endpapers), 1886. In the original publishers red cloth, gilt triple ruled borders & titles, lower board with the gilt mock turtle within gilt circle, board corners rubbed. Skilfully respined from another copy, gilt titles. In…ternally, half title with authors inscription (Mildred Fowle, Dec 3/92), [5], (vi-viii), [2], [2], [4], 95 pp, [1] Xmas Greeting, [1], [2] adverts, 37 illustrations by the author (14 being full page), a.e.g., black endpapers, hinges strengthened, marginal toning and occasional surface soiling. Housed in a matching red silk cloth slipcase. (186*126 mm). (Lovett A.127. Green -LC Handbook 194, p132p. Williams 52, p62-5). There are 5 other known copies signed that day (Lindseth-World of Wonderlands). Under Ground is the direct ancestor of Wonderland, but they differ in important ways: Under Ground is about half the length of Wonderland. Several famous episodes are absent or abbreviated, including: The Cheshire Cat (absent) The Mad Tea Party (absent) The Mock Turtle and Gryphon (absent). The story is more linear and dreamlike, less episodic. And the prose is simpler & more intimate, reflecting its origin as a story told orally to a child. CARROLL Lewis (illustrator). Inscribed by Author(s).
More imagesPublished by Macmillan London, 1867
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Bristow & Garland, Shaftesbury, United KingdomBristow & Garland
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Add to basketFrontispiece with tissue guard and illustrations in the text. 8vo (7 3/8 x 4 3/4 inches), 192-pages. Full crimson crushed morocco, double gilt rule to sides enclosing gilt blocked pictorial image of Alice holding the baby pig to the front cover and the Cheshire Cat to the rear. Spine gilt blocked to 4 compartments and gilt lette…red direct in 2 compartments, inner gilt dentelles, all edges gilt. Half-title retained by the binder. The binding by Zaehnsdorf. Fine. Together with:Through the Looking Glass and what Alice Found There. With 50 illustrations by John Tenniell. Macmillan, London, 1872.First edition. 1st issue with Wade for Wabe on page 21. Frontispiece with tissue guard and illustrations in the text. 8vo (7 3/8 x 5 inches), pages: 224:(1 "Works by Lewis Carroll"). The binding by Zaehnsdorf matches the above Alice in Wonderland except the front cover gilt blocked image is of the Queen of Hearts and the rear cover image the King of Hearts. The half-title retained bu the binder. Browning to lower margin of two leaves else Fine.
More imagesPublished by Macmillan and Co, London, 1867
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Ernestoic Books, Clarence, NY, U.S.A.Ernestoic Books
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Add to basketFull Leather Binding. First Trade Edition, Second Printing. First edition, second printing with "FIFTH THOUSAND" and the year 1867 on the title page. Measuring approximately 7.5" x 5", with 192 numbered pages. Recently bound in a fine leather binding. This book is in very good condition. The recent fine binding is very well pres…erved. Textblock has scattered soiling and foxing. It details the story of a girl named Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of anthropomorphic creatures. It is seen as an example of the literary nonsense genre. The artist John Tenniel provided 42 wood-engraved illustrations for the book. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine books. Inventory # (P2-2).
Published by MacMillan and Co, London, 1872
- Hardcover
- First Edition
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Add to basketOctavo, two volumes, uniformly bound in full red morocco, all edges gilt, gilt titles and tooling to the spines, gilt ruled to the front and rear panels, raised bands, original cloth bindings tipped in to rear of each volume. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is an early printing. Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found Th…ere is an early printing. Illustrated by John Tenniel, text illustrated. A very nice set. Alice's Adventures were "born on a golden afternoon" in July 1862, when the Rev. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (better known as Lewis Carroll) took the three small daughters of Dean Liddell of Christ Church on a boating trip up the Isis. Carroll delighted the three children by relating Alice's adventures, and eventually promised his favorite among the three, Alice Liddell, to write the story down for her. Through the Looking-Glass can be seen as a mirror image of the Alice's Adventures. For example, the latter begins outdoors in the warmth of May 4 and uses the imagery of playing cards, while the former begins indoors on a snowy, cold November 4 and uses the imagery of chess. "The two Alice books completed the reinstatement of the imagination, so long disapproved of by the opponents of fairy stories, to its proper place. 'Alice is, in a word, a book of that extremely rare kind which will belong to all the generations to come until the language becomes obsolete'" (Carpenter & Prichard, 102).
More imagesPublished by Cassell and Company, Ltd, London, 1907
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Ashton Rare Books ABA : PBFA : ILAB, Market Harborough, United KingdomAshton Rare Books ABA : PBFA : ILAB
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The First UK printing of this illustrated edition published by Cassell and Company, Ltd, London in 1907. The BOOK is in Very Good++ or better condition. 179 pages, b/w plates and text illustrations, 8 colour plates. Top edge gilt. All of the pages and colour plates are present Light…wear at the top and bottom of the spine, with mild rubbing at the corners and edges. The gilt decoration to the front cover and spine remains very bright. Free from bookplates and inscriptions. Some spotting and age related marking to the prelims, text block and page edges due to the quality of the paper stock used. The plates remain clean and vibrant. Wonderfully illustrated throughout by Charles Robinson. The book is protected in a removable Mylar archival cover. An extremely elusive title to find as the first issue and complete. The reprints of this work (from 1913 onwards) were issued in a much smaller format. Collectible. More images available on request. Ashton Rare Books welcomes direct contact.
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Published by The Illustrated Modern Library, New York, 1947
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- First Edition
Seller: The Modern Library, Columbus, OH, U.S.A.The Modern Library
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Alice's Adventures In Wonderland **EXTREMELY RARE ILLUSTRATED MODERN LIBRARY WITH CLEAR DUST JACKET AND SLIPCASE IN VERY FINE CONDITION!!** Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. The Illustrated Modern Library, 1947, First Edition Thus. Bound i…n decorative boards with gilt spine and an acetate dust jacket with printed text on front, stored in cardboard Philco corporation slipcase. Absolutely gorgeous illustrations by John Tenniel and colored by Fritz Kredel. Every modern library collector knows how rare this item is but this copy is in PRISTINE condition - the best I've ever seen and I'm positive the best that will ever be seen. The book, acetate jacket and slipcase are all in PRISTINE new condition!! The book is in VERY FINE PRISTINE condition. Binding tight and solid, gilt on spine perfect, boards nice and bright, corners sharp. Contents are clean and bright with no writing in text. Amazing illustrations! The all-important glassine or acetate dust jacket is in VERY FINE PRISTINE condition - Printing on dust jacket is bright and complete with no rubbing of the letters. These dust jackets are usually missing and when present usually torn and exhibiting drastic wear. This is an incredible example! The Slipcase is also PRISTINE. It is rumored that approximately 1,000 copies of the book were given out as gifts at Philco's national convention. Well, this copy appears as if was gently placed in a suitcase, brought home and never saw the light of day until now. **I WILL BE LISTIING OVER 400 COLLECTIBLE, RARE, OR SIGNED MODERN LIBRARY EDITIONS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS FROM 30 YEARS OF ACTIVE COLLECTING AROUND THE WORLD - PLEASE VISIT MY SELLERS PAGE TO VIEW THEM ALL**. Tenniel, John; Fritz Kredel (illustrator).
