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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Carroll, Lewis
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Palm Springs, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Facsimile of the First Edition. Octavo. 42 illustrations by John Tenniel. 6 page introduction by Kathleen Norris with her facsimile signature at end. 3/4 green morocco, spine with three raised bands, ruled in gilt with gilt floral devices and one gilt rabbit, over green and gold floral designed boards, t.e.g. (spine faded evenly to brown). Fine. No signatures or bookplates. With Lewis Carroll's facsimile autograph on the half title page; "C.L. Dodgson."
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Houle Rare Books & Autographs
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 228848
- Title
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
- Author
- Carroll, Lewis
- Illustrator
- John Tenniel
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1942
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATURE;
- Size
- Octavo
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Houle Rare Books & Autographs
Biblio member since 2009
Palm Springs, California
About Houle Rare Books & Autographs
2699 North Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA 92262By appointment only.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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