{"product_id":"1907-first-edition-of-the-miniature-edition-alice-s-adventures-in-wonderland","title":"1907 First Edition of the Miniature Edition - Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe scarce first printing of Macmillan’s 1907 “Miniature Edition” of Lewis Carroll’s enduring classic, preserving John Tenniel’s complete suite of forty-two iconic illustrations in an unusually attractive compact format.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson].\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1907.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e First Edition of the “Miniature Edition,” First Printing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e English.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 204 pages, including the concluding greetings and publisher’s advertisements.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 6 x 4 inches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBinding:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Near fine original red cloth binding, ruled in blind to the boards, with gilt lettering to the spine and the charming gilt circular vignette of Alice to the front board. Binding firm and well preserved, with only very minor age wear and a small mark to the rear board as shown. Protected in a removable mylar cover. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContent:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Very good content, bright, clean and firmly bound, with occasional light spotting and age toning, somewhat more noticeable to the endpapers. Contemporary gift inscription dated Christmas 1909 to the front free endpaper and a small period bookseller’s label to the front pastedown, as shown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Complete with the forty-two celebrated black-and-white illustrations by John Tenniel, including the frontispiece.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEstimate: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eUS$350–400.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe book:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e First published in 1865, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e became one of the defining works of English children’s literature. Macmillan introduced this delightful “Miniature Edition” in 1907, preserving the appearance and celebrated Tenniel illustrations of the classic Macmillan \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in a particularly appealing small format. This copy is from the first printing of that new edition and retains its bright original red cloth in notably pleasing condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe miniature edition was issued in three impressions during 1907, beginning in July, followed by September and December; copies of the first impression are consequently especially desirable within the long publishing history of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe author:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832–1898), better known as Lewis Carroll, was an English mathematician, photographer, clergyman and writer whose extraordinary command of wordplay, logic and fantasy produced \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough the Looking-Glass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Hunting of the Snark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. His \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e books have remained continuously influential in literature, illustration and popular culture.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe illustrator:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Sir John Tenniel (1820–1914) was one of the foremost British illustrators and political cartoonists of the nineteenth century. His forty-two illustrations for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e established the visual identities of Alice, the White Rabbit, the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter and the inhabitants of Wonderland, becoming inseparable from Carroll’s text. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67404864913657,"sku":null,"price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/aliceminiature_01.jpg?v=1792245255","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1907-first-edition-of-the-miniature-edition-alice-s-adventures-in-wonderland","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}