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Inventing Wonderland: The Lives and Fantasies of Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, J.M. Barrie, Kenneth Grahame and A.A. Milne
by Wullschlager, Jackie
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/As New
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Spray, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Free Press, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/As New. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Jackie Wullschlager has penned a loving homage to the real and imagined Victorian childhoods and Victorian literatures of, among others, Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, J.M. Barrie, Kenneth Grahame, A.A. Milne and many others. A superior copy inside and out, being a sterling condition hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear beyond an unobtrusive remainder mark along bottom edge; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Bright and shiny dust jacket, paper-backed, illustrated, showing only very minor wear, protected by a plastic coat, dust jacket not being price-clipped. Gift-quality condition inside and out. 32 fine black-and-white illustrations. xii [1], 3-228 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 348098
- Title
- Inventing Wonderland: The Lives and Fantasies of Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, J.M. Barrie, Kenneth Grahame and A.A. Milne
- Author
- Wullschlager, Jackie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Free Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
- Size
- 8vo 8" - 9" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Jackie Wullschlager|Victorian childhoods|Victorian literature|Lewis Carroll|Edward Lear|J.M. Barrie|Kenneth Grahame|A.A. Milne
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Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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Spray, Oregon
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