Lewis Carroll (b. 1832, d. 1898)
Lewis Carroll (pseud. for C.L. Dodgson): Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Fifth thousands. London: Clay MacMillan & Co. 1867. 3rd English ed. 8vo. Illust. with 42 illustrations by John Tenniel. Front free endpaper annotated on verso. With remnants of a label from Burn Bindery. Publisher’s red cloth with sign s of wear, dark green pastedowns, all edges gilt. Neatly rebacked with the orig. spine strip (Birthe Lassen). Wear to binding, but overall a good copy.
A good copy of Carroll's most treasured work.
Literature: Printing and the Mind of Man, #354.
Provenance: Flemming Erik Pedersen (1931–2020).
Condition report on request. Please contact: books@bruun-rasmussen.dk
Books & manuscripts, 16 September 2020