1930 Scarce Edition - Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll published by Donohue.
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Author: CARROLL, Lewis (John Tenniel, illustrator).
Title: Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll with Forty-Two illustrations by John Tenniel.
Publisher: Chicago, New York, M. A. Donohue & Co., no date ( circa 1930).
Language: Text in English.
Size : 9 " X 7 ".
Pages: 256 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good original illustrated full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown, gilt on spine faded - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. A rare find in any condition!
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, gift note of a previous 1933 owner on the second blank page - as shown, rare light foxing or staining - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the color frontispiece and the 42 beautiful illustrations by John Tenniel.
The book: Scarce and attractive Donohue edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll published in Chicago in early 1930 by Donohue. Scarce in this binding!
The author: Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon, and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, which includes the poem "Jabberwocky", and the poem The Hunting of the Snark – all examples of the genre of literary nonsense. He is noted for his facility at word play, logic and fantasy. There are societies in many parts of the world dedicated to the enjoyment and promotion of his works and the investigation of his life.