1901 Scarce in Dust Jacket - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll illustrated by Peter Newell.
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Author: Lewis Carroll. (Peter Newell, illustrator).
Title: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with an introduction by E S. Martin.
Publisher: New York and London, Harper & Brothers Publishers, no date (circa 1901).
Language: Text in English.
Size: 8" X 5.5".
Pages: xvii-191 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good, near fine original decorated full-cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) in a scarce good original dust jacket (price unclipped, some tears and chips - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, light toning to pages - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with all the 40 wonderful illustrations by Peter Newell.
Estimate: (USD 400 - USD 500).
The book: Attractive and scarce, in the original dust jacket, illustrated edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, beautifully illustrated by Peter Newell.
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 with wordplay, 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.
The illustrator: Peter Sheaf Hersey Newell (March 5, 1862 – January 15, 1924) was an American artist and writer. He created picture books and illustrated new editions of many children's books.