Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass And What Alice Found There (Matching leather bound volumes)
by CARROLL, Lewis (1832–1898)
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near fine
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About This Item
London: Macmillan & Co., 1932. Reprint. Half Leather. Near fine. John Tenniel. 8vo (19.5cm). Gilt top edges, pale blue linen over boards, dark blue morocco to spine and outer corners. Gilt rules to leather edges on covers, five raised bands to spine, with gilt titles and date to base. Matching pale blue marble card endpapers. The bindings almost certainly by Bayntun of Bath, having been in the same family home in Bath since their purchase, and match exactly the style of other Alice bindings by the firm from this period. However, there is no binder's ticket. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Untrimmed forward page edges. One Hundred and Eighty-Sixth Thousand. With Fourty-Two Illustrations by John Tenniel. Tissue guarded frontis. [4, poem and publisher's preface], 183, [2, pub's adverts]. Through the Looking Glass, 1933. One Hundred and Twenty-Seventh Thousand. With Fifty Illustrations by John Tenniel. Tissue guarded frontis. [3, poem, author's preface], 208. Both copies with previous owner's gift inscription to flyleaf, dated 1937. There is some sun fade to spines, and very faint, barely noticeable, short rubs to head and base of spine and raised bands of Through the Looking Glass. Both copies have a few very minor spots to rear prelims, but are otherwise square and tight and in excellent condition.
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- Title
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass And What Alice Found There (Matching leather bound volumes)
- Author
- CARROLL, Lewis (1832–1898)
- Illustrator
- John Tenniel
- Format/Binding
- Half Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1932
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Literature and modern firsts;
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
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