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The Complete Works of Lewis Carroll
by Lewis Carroll
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
This is a handsome, fine binding vintage copy of "The Complete Works of LEWIS CARROLL" with original illustrations by John Tenniel. Circa 1930's (there is no date of publication stated); Random House; New York. The book has been custom three-quarter leather bound with a decorative gilt spine with raised bands. With an Introduction by Alexander Woollcott and an Index of First Lines of Verse. Gilt top edge.
The following works are included (please see the photos for the complete list of contents):
* Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
* Through the Looking-Glass
* Sylvie and Bruno
* Sylvia and Bruno Concluded
* The Hunting of the Snark
* Early Verse
* Puzzles from Wonderland
* Prologues to Plays
* Phantasmagoria
* College Rhymes and Notes by an Oxford Chiel
* Acrostics, Inscriptions, and Other Verse
* Three Sunsets and Other Poems
* Stories
* Miscellany
Condition:
Clean covers with no stains; some wear to the leather at the center of the left edge of the front cover, at the top and bottom edges of the spine, and at the corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Bright gilt at the top page edges. The inside of the book is clean with no stains, tears or foxing found; name written in pen at the top edge of the front end paper...no other writing found. Overall the book is in very good condition.
The following works are included (please see the photos for the complete list of contents):
* Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
* Through the Looking-Glass
* Sylvie and Bruno
* Sylvia and Bruno Concluded
* The Hunting of the Snark
* Early Verse
* Puzzles from Wonderland
* Prologues to Plays
* Phantasmagoria
* College Rhymes and Notes by an Oxford Chiel
* Acrostics, Inscriptions, and Other Verse
* Three Sunsets and Other Poems
* Stories
* Miscellany
Condition:
Clean covers with no stains; some wear to the leather at the center of the left edge of the front cover, at the top and bottom edges of the spine, and at the corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Bright gilt at the top page edges. The inside of the book is clean with no stains, tears or foxing found; name written in pen at the top edge of the front end paper...no other writing found. Overall the book is in very good condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1954
- Title
- The Complete Works of Lewis Carroll
- Author
- Lewis Carroll
- Illustrator
- John Tenniel
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fine Binding
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- lewis carroll, john tenniel, alices adventures wonderland, alices adventures under ground, a tangled tale, sylvie and bruno, phantasmagoria, through the looking glass, jabberwocky, further nonsense, the game of logic, hunting of the snark
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Classics; Literature / Fiction;
Terms of Sale
CraigsClassics
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
CraigsClassics
Biblio member since 2018
Hudson, New Hampshire
About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
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- Spine
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- Edges
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- Gilt
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- New
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