Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
by CARROLL, Lewis. TENNIEL, John (illus.) NORRIS, Kathleen
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Gold lettering on spine slightly dulled; a bright unworn copy in a slipcase with slight rubbing at extremities.
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, New York:: Doubleday, Doran & Company,, 1942.. publisher's red gilt cloth in publisher's slipcase with applied illustration.. Gold lettering on spine slightly dulled; a bright unworn copy in a slipcase with slight rubbing at extremities.. 8vo,. With Forty-two Illustrations by John Tenniel.. A facsimile of the First Edition with an Introduction by Kathleen Norris.
Synopsis
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells the story of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar and anthropomorphic creatures. The tale is filled with allusions to Dodgson's friends. The tale plays with logic in ways that have given the story lasting popularity with adults as well as children.
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- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 77038
- Title
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
- Author
- CARROLL, Lewis. TENNIEL, John (illus.) NORRIS, Kathleen
- Illustrator
- With Forty-two Illustrations by John Tenniel.
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's red gilt cloth in publisher's slipcase with applied illustration.
- Book Condition
- Used - Gold lettering on spine slightly dulled; a bright unworn copy in a slipcase with slight rubbing at extremities.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Doran & Company,
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York:
- Date Published
- 1942.
- Pages
- xv, 192 pp.
- Size
- 8vo,
Terms of Sale
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
All books are returnable within ten days if returned in the same condition as sent. New York residents please add 8% sales tax. All items guaranteed. Members ABAA, ILAB.
About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Specializing in modern first editions since 1978. Fine and rare books in all fields.
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