1920 Rare Book - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland illustrated by Tarrant.
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Author : Lewis Carroll, with 48 colour plates by Margaret W. Tarrant.
Title : Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Publisher : London and Melbourne : Ward, Lock and Co Ltd, no date (circa 1920's).
Language : Text in English.
Size : 8.5 " X 6.5 ".
Pages : 332 pages + catalogue.
Binding : Attractive and very good decorated cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content : Very good content (bright, tight an clean, rare foxing or staining).
Illustrations : Illustrated with 48 beautiful colour plates by Margaret W. Tarrant.
Estimate : (USD 175 - USD 250)
The book : Attractive edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland illustrated by Margaret W. Tarrant.
The illustrator : Margaret Winifred Tarrant (1888 – 29 July 1959) was an English illustrator, and children's author, specializing in depictions of fairy-like children and religious subjects. She began her career at the age of 20, and painted and published into the early 1950s. She was known for her children's books, postcards, calendars, and print reproductions.