Sale 19BP02 | Lot 111

CARROLL, LEWIS [=DODGSON, CHARLES LUTWIDGE] Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

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CARROLL, LEWIS [=DODGSON, CHARLES LUTWIDGE] Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

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Lot 111
CARROLL, LEWIS [=DODGSON, CHARLES LUTWIDGE] Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
London: MacMillan, 1866. The first published edition of Alice (i.e. second edition overall); first edition, first issue of the correct issue points of the contents leaf with inverted "s" in last line, p. 30 incorrectly numbered 3. Publisher's cloth stamped in gilt, all edges gilt, housed in a burgundy morocco clamshell case. 7 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches (18 x 12 cm); 192 pp., half-title, illustrated throughout by John Tenniel. Binding recased and restored retaining the original spine and pale blue endpapers (the stamping on the cloth rubbed), ink name on half title, several leaves with restored transverse tears and lesser defects.

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Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
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Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
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