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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. With a Proem by Austin Dobson.
by RACKHAM, Arthur: CARROLL, Lewis:
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- Hardcover
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Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London, William Heinemann, Ballantyne Press, 1907 First Rackham edition. Edition de Luxe, printed on handmade paper. LIMITED edition Number 653 of 1130 Copies. Hardback, Large 4to. Approx 11 x 9.25 inches. Folio, publisher's white gilt-lettered and gilt-stamped cloth; t.e.g. In good condition. Some rubbing and bumps to corners and ends of spine. Spine tanned, small nick at head and small mark at the bottom. Cloth a little darkened. Plates are all very clean and bright, all with titled tissue guards. Offsetting and tanning to the free endpapers front and rear; Small inscription on half title page “With love from Man 1907” Some minor foxing spots, else a good clean and tight Limited edition copy. ix, 161 [2] pp. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham; 13 full-page illustrations in colour mounted on brown paper; each with printed tissue overleaf, fourteen drawings in black and white, and pictorial endpapers.
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- Bookseller
- The Antique Map & Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. With a Proem by Austin Dobson.
- Author
- RACKHAM, Arthur: CARROLL, Lewis:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London, William Heinemann, Ballantyne Press, 1907 First Rackham edition. Edition de Luxe, printed on handmade paper. LIMITED edi
- Keywords
- ENGLISH LITERATURE RACKHAM, Arthur, CARROLL, LEWIS:, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, With a Proem by Austin Dobson, William Heinemann, 1907, limited edition, colour plates, illustrated, illustrations,
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The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
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- 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....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- 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...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Cloth
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