Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
by Lewis Carroll, illustrations by John Tenniel
Macmillan Children’s Books, facsimile edition 1984
Classics of children’s literature and originally published by Macmillan in 1866 [1865] and 1872 [1871]; these copies being facsimile reprints of the first editions.
Loosely inserted is the twelve page pamphlet titled On the Writing, Illustration and Publication of Lewis Carroll’s Alice Books by Michael Hancher.
Note: The cloth bound editions of each title were available singly with a slipcase (ISBNs 0333370058 & 0333370066) or as a two book set, again with a slipcase (ISBN 0333370090). Both titles were also available in leather bound editions (ISBNs 0333370074 & 0333370082).
Hardbacks. Publisher’s red cloth with gilt title and decoration to spines; gilt rules and decoration to upper and lower boards; dark green endpapers; gilt to all edges of page-block. In a printed red and cream papered slipcase with titles to spine and front panel, ISBN to rear panel. pp [12], 192, [3] blank, [1] colophon; [12], 224, [3], [1] colophon, including b/w illustrations. Size: 7.25 x 5.25 inches approx. (188mm x 130mm).
Slipcase a little shelf worn with bumps to corners and a little sunning to opening. Cloth clean and bright. Pages clean throughout. Pamphlet clean.
Overall, a lovely, clean set albeit in a slightly shelf worn slipcase.
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References
The Lewis Carroll Handbook (Dawson, revised edition 1979)
