- Copies of the first (1866) editions of Alice - by Macmillan in London and Appleton in New York - are quoted at up to $55,000
- This lot is a rare copy of Ward Lock's relatively early (1916) edition with a famous illustrator
Full-bound in maroon cloth with gilt lettering and blind rules to the upper panel and spine and a reproduction of a colour painting from A Mad Tea-Party pasted to the centre of the upper panel; colour-printed endpapers illustrating scenes from the book; tissue-protected colour frontispiece illustrating a scene from Alice's Evidence; half-title and title-pages, xvi pp of contents and list of illustrations, pp 21-332 of text with 47 further inserted single-sided colour plates, plus 8 pp of publisher's announcements
CONDITION
- The spine-ends
- Binding Condition: Very Good (restored)
- Overall Condition: Very Good
- Size: 215 x 165 x 40; 0.7 kg
- Sold By: Fontein Books
- Contact Person: Richard Proctor-Sims
- Country: South Africa
- Email: [email protected]
- Telephone: 051 773 0050/048 079 546 4032
- Preferred Payment Methods: Eft (South Africa), SWIFT (rest of world), or $ checks for US or Australian buyers
- Trade Associations: AA Approved