Description: ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND and THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS, AND WHAT ALICE FOUND THERE Book Details + Condition: Lovely two-volume set of Lewis Carroll's fantastical adventures with Alice and her anthropomorhic companions, with illustrations by John Tenniel. "Alice's Adventures" is an early American edition, and "Through the Looking Glass" is a first American edition. Includes interior antique slipcase, with an additional second exterior hard case. Please see below for more information on each volume. ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND. Lee and Shepard (Boston). Early American Edition, 1870. Hardcover with dark red boards, gilt decoration to front & rear, with gilt titling to spine; all edges gilt. 192 pages. With 42 illustrations by John Tenniel. All illustrations present. Interior hinges cracked, but binding remains firm; rubbed corners and edges; light wear to boards; darkening to spine, with fading to gilt; chafed spine ends, with chipping to upper spine; inked name to front endpaper; age-toning to pages, with a few darkened spots present; interior is otherwise clean and free of markings. Light shelf wear to outer hard case. THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS, AND WHAT ALICE FOUND THERE. Lee and Shepard (Boston and New York). First American Edition, 1872. Hardcover with dark red boards, gilt decoration to front & rear, with gilt titling to spine. 224 pages. With 50 illustrations by John Tenniel. All illustrations present. Written several years after Carroll released "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", this follow-up book includes the famous nonsensical poem "Jabberwocky". Interior hinges cracked, but binding remains firm; rubbed corners and edges; light wear to boards; darkening to spine, with a bit of fading to gilt; chafed spine ends, with chipping to upper spine; inked name to front endpaper; age-toning to pages, with a few darkened spots present; interior is otherwise clean and free of markings. Please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions! Also check out our other rare and out-of-print antiquarian books at Black Cat Caboodle. SHIPPING & PAYMENTShipping & Handling — covers shipping via USPS to anywhere in the continental U.S. and within eBay's Global Shipping Program.Payment is due within 3 days of end of auction. Black Cat Caboodle THANKS you for looking!
Price: 1525 USD
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: Boston and New York
Language: English
Illustrator: John Tenniel
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated, 2 Volumes, Slipcase
Author: Lewis Carroll
Publisher: Lee and Shepard
Topic: Fairy Tales & Fantasy
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Character Family: Alice in Wonderland
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1870
