1915 Rare Book - ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND by Lewis Carroll.
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Author: CARROLL, Lewis. (John Tenniel, illustrator).
Title: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. With Forty-Two Illustrations by John Tenniel.
Publisher: New York, The Macmillan Company, 1915.
Language: Text in English.
Size : 7.5 " X 5 ".
Pages: 192 pages + publisher's ads.
Binding: Attractive and very good, near fine original decorated cloth binding under a protective removable mylar cover. Scarce in this nice condition... in the same format as the first edition. A lovely copy!
Content: Fine content (bright, tight and clean, all edges gilt).
Illustrations: Profusely illustrated by John Tenniel.
Estimate : (USD 250 - USD 350)
The book: Rare and attractive very nice early US edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll beautifully illustrated by John Tenniel.
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 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.