1908 Scarce "Miniature Edition" - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.
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Author : CARROLL, Lewis (John Tenniel, illustrator).
Title: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Publisher: London, Macmillan & Co. Limited, 1908. The third edition of the "Miniature Edition" first printed in 1907 as stated.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 6.5 " X 4.5 ".
Pages: 200 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good original red cloth binding (overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Good content (bright, tight, some light foxing and staining - as shown, name of a previous owner on the first endpaper, first endpaper toned - as shown, inner hinges worn but still tight).
Illustrations: Complete with the 42 beautifulx# illustrations by John Tenniel.
Estimate : (USD 250 - USD 400)
The book: Scarce and attractive "miniature edition" of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The miniature editions published in 1907 (Alice) and 1908 is similarly appealing as they followed the same design style of covers to the original editions, just smaller.
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.