Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There
by Carroll, Lewis
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London: Macmillan & Co, 1872. First Edition. Very Good. First edition, first printing with "wade" for "wabe" on page 21. Bound in full polished red calf by Zaehnsdorf. Very Good with some rubbing to bextremities, sunning to spine, bookplate to front paste down and toning to pages. With black and white illustrations by John Tenniel.
Synopsis
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871) is a work of children's literature by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), generally categorized as literary nonsense. It is the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140940366
- Title
- Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There
- Author
- Carroll, Lewis
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1872
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
Terms of Sale
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Portland, Oregon
About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
Burnside Rare Books specializes in literary first editions and works of cultural and historic significance. We are located in Portland, Oregon and welcome visitors by appointment.
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...