ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND and THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS - (Two volumes bound in one, fine binding by Riviere & Son)
by CARROLL, LEWIS
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Macmillan and Co., Limited. A finely bound copy, comprising of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". With Forty-Two Illustrations by John Tenniel. London: Macmillan and Co., 1937 [Bound together with]: [CARROLL, LEWIS (Dodgson, Rev. Charles Lutwidge)]. "Through The Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There." With Fifty Illustrations by John Tenniel. London: Macmillan and Co., 1933. Later Editions. Leather-bound. Hardcover. Octavo7.5 x 5.5 x 1.5inches (188 x 135 x 39mm.). Pp. [12], 177; [12], 208, [4]. English text. Stunning binding of full polished blue calf by Riviere and Son with elaborately gilt ruled and tooled covers. Stunning cover with four gilded characters and on the spine gilded motifs from the books. All page edges gilt. Hand-marbled endpapers. Half-titles present. Black and white illustrations throughout by John Tenniel. In custom slipcase. The occasional minor blemish, an excellent set.
Near fine condition. [CARROLL, LEWIS (Dodgson, Rev. Charles Lutwidge)]. Condition: NEAR FINE. Binding tight and secure with the hinges and joints perfectly intact. Covers very well-preserved with a tiny amount of light shelf wear. Small loss of gilding in the top part of the spine (see photos).
Synopsis
Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel, Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There , tell the story of a young girl in a fantasy world filled with peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. The classic tale of literary nonsense takes the reader on an exploration of logic and absurdities. The Alice books — sometimes combined or referred to with the abbreviated title Alice in Wonderland — have been translated into at least 97 languages with over a hundred different editions. The books have also been adapted numerous times into films (both live-action and cartoon), plays, and musicals.
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- Bookseller
- Rare Books Honolulu (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1933SS
- Title
- ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND and THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS - (Two volumes bound in one, fine binding by Riviere & Son)
- Author
- CARROLL, LEWIS
- Format/Binding
- Leather-bound hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- later editions
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1937
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Fine Binding;
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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