1908 Rare Book - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Illustrated by K. M. Roberts
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Author: Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by K. M. Roberts.
Title: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
Publisher: London, S. W. Partridge & Co., no date [1908]. First Illustrated Edition by K. M. Roberts.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7.5" x 5".
Pages: 184 pages + publisher's catalog.
Binding: Attractive and very good original red pictorial cloth binding, richly decorated in gilt and purple in an Art Nouveau style to the upper cover and spine (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Good content (tight, some foxing, toning and staining - as shown, endpapers inner hinges worn but still tight - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with eight full-page black-and-white illustrations by K. M. Roberts, including frontispiece. The illustrations bring a fresh visual interpretation to Carroll’s classic tale, showcasing a graceful and imaginative Art Nouveau sensibility.
Estimate: (USD 200- 300).
The book: A scarce and visually striking 1908 edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, issued by S. W. Partridge & Co. and featuring the first appearance of K. M. Roberts’ unique illustrations. This edition departs from the iconic Tenniel illustrations, offering instead a stylized interpretation that aligns with early 20th-century artistic trends, particularly the Art Nouveau movement. The boldly decorative binding itself is a testament to the era’s aesthetics and a beautiful artifact of book design.
The author: Lewis Carroll (1832–1898), the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, was an English author, mathematician, and logician, best known for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass. His imaginative narratives and playful manipulation of logic and language have made his works enduring classics of children’s literature.
The illustrator: K. M. Roberts, while not widely known today, brought a distinctive turn-of-the-century flair to this edition of Alice. Her illustrations reflect a shift from Victorian literalism to the decorative stylization of the early 20th century, lending a whimsical and fresh perspective to Alice’s adventures.