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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
1877
Macmillan : New York
7.5" by 5"
(12) 192pp.
SUMMARY
A scarce early US edition of this highly influential work of Victorian children's literature, with the original illustrations by noted illustrator and cartoonist John Tenniel.
An Important Work,Early Edition,Illustrated,Scarce
Overall Condition: Good Only
This book weighs 0.5 KG when packed
Australia Postage: £ Free
UK Postage: £ 3.99
US Postage: £ 15.99
EU Postage: £ 13.99
European Postage: £ 14.99
Asia Postage: £ 18.99
Worldwide Postage: £ 19.99
DESCRIPTION
A new edition.
First published in the UK in 1865 and in the US later the same year.
Complete, with forty two charming illustrations by John Tenniel depicting the many much-loved scenes including The Mad Hatter's Tea Party and The White Rabbit looking at his pocket watch. 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'. Tenniel also illustrated the sequel, 'Alice Through The Looking Glass' and the coloured revised illustrations for 'The Nursery Alice'.
Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson) was a mathematician and author best known for this work, and its sequel 'Alice Through the Looking-Glass'. The work is credited as perhaps the greatest example of literary nonsense and 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 in the work have interested and delighted scholars since its publication.
A scarce example of an early US edition of this influential work of Victorian children's literature.
CONDITION
In the original red publisher's cloth with gilt detail to the spine and front board, depicting Alice holding a pig. Externally rather worn with bumping to the extremities and head and tail of the spine resulting in some slight loss to the cloth. Backstrip starting to lift. Small area of loss to the front board and the spine. Marks to the boards. Sunning to the spine. Book slightly cocked. Hinges are strained. Very small closed tears to endpapers. Internally generally firmly bound although strained in places. Pages age toned with handling marks and the odd spot. Small closed tear to extremities of page 110. Closed tear, the width of the page to title page, which has been neatly repaired with tape to the reverse.
Overall Condition: Good Only
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Overall Condition
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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