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Through The Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There with Fifty Illustrations by John Tenniel (1935) AND Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with Forty-Two Illustrations by John Tenniel (1938)
Carroll, Lewis · London
- Author
- Carroll, Lewis
- Date
- 1935, 1938
- Place
- London
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co. Limited
- Language
- English
- Binding
- 12mo.(4" x 6") Two volumes, bound by Reviere & Son. (229), (201) pp. Full red polished calf with gilt rule framing boards, Looking Glass volume with gilt Red Queen chesspiece centered to upper board, Wonderland volume with gilt White Rabbit with pocket watch centered to upper board. Spine with five gilt decorated raised bands, gilt title to tan leather in second compartment, gilt Author to green leather in fourth compartment, all others with heavy gilt decoration. Fancy gilt rule to board edges, all edges gilt, marbled andpapers. Looking Glass upper board with sun-fading, both volumes with slightly darker stain to foot of spine (see pic). Minor edgewear, corners lightly bumped and rubbed, minor scuffs to extremities. Overall, a really nice set of books bound by Riviere, illustrated with engraved frontispieces and 90 other illustrations by John Tenniel.
- Edition
- Later Editions
- Category
- Children’s & Illustrated
- Record
- S.I.10126
Through The Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There with Fifty Illustrations by John Tenniel (1935) AND Alice's Adventures in Wonderland with Forty-Two Illustrations by John Tenniel (1938). Lewis Carroll. 1935, 1938. London: Macmillan and Co. Limited. 12mo.(4" x 6") Two volumes, bound by Reviere & Son. (229), (201) pp. Full red polished calf with gilt rule framing boards, Looking Glass volume with gilt Red Queen chesspiece centered to upper board, Wonderland volume with gilt White Rabbit with pocket watch centered to upper board. Spine with five gilt decorated raised bands, gilt title to tan leather in second compartment, gilt Author to green leather in fourth compartment, all others with heavy gilt decoration. Fancy gilt rule to board edges, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. Looking Glass upper board with sun-fading, both volumes with slightly darker stain to foot of spine (see pic). Minor edgewear, corners lightly bumped and rubbed, minor scuffs to extremities. Overall, a really nice set of books bound by Riviere, illustrated with engraved frontispieces and 90 other illustrations by John Tenniel.
Condition
Near Fine
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