1900 Rare Book - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll published by Donohue.
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Author: CARROLL, Lewis (John Tenniel, illustrator).
Title: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Publisher: Chicago, M. A. Donohue & Company, no date ( circa 1900).
Language: Text in English.
Size : 10 " X 8 ".
Pages: 63 pages.
Binding: Attractive and Good original decorated hardcover binding with cloth spine (overall worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. Rare find in any condition.
Content: Good content (bright and tight, some foxing and staining, gift note from a previous owner on the first endpaper - as shown, overall slightly worn - as shown).
Illustrations: Including beautiful illustrations by John Tenniel.
The book: Scarce and attractive edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll published in Chicago in early 1900 by Donohue.
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.