Carroll Lewis Alices Adventures In Wonderland 1866 Peter Harrington Rare Books

At Auction Carroll Lewis Alice S Adventures In Wonderland 2nd Rare books by lewis carroll, including first editions, signed first editions, and finely bound copies of alice's adventures in wonderland when alice’s adventures in wonderland was first published, children’s literature escaped from the grimly moral tone of evangelical tracts to the delightful magical world of talking rabbits, stubborn lobsters and grinning cats. Alice's adventures in wonderland. first published edition of carroll's enormously influential work of fantasy literature, presentation copy, inscribed by the illustrator john tenniel on the half title, "with [tenniel's monogram] kind regards, xmas. 1867", together with a pencil drawing of the mad hatter. one of only two copies of this title recorded as having a tenniel drawing as part of the.

Alice S Adventures In Wonderland By Carroll Lewis Very Good Hardcover Presented by pom harrington, owner of peter harrington rare books.first edition, second issue: the first practicably obtainable issue of the original sheets,. The book is priced at $61,000 (£42,500). also up for sale is a first edition of alice’s adventure’s in wonderland, bound in cloth, and printed in 1866—a year when only 4,000 copies were. Alice's adventures in wonderland. london: macmillan & co., 1866. second (first published) edition. the book that forever changed the face of children’s literature. a bright copy in the original publisher's red, gilt stamped cloth, gilt edges, light blue end papers (first issue). inverted "s" on the last line of the contents page. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first alice in wonderland books, uk bookseller peter harrington is selling 69 rare books by the author lewis carroll. an anonymous 80 year old collector who gathered the works over 40 years has decided to sell the collection, according to the telegraph .