Author: Lewis Carroll
Title: Alice&Apos;S Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass
Description: London, Bibliophile Books, 1985. Cloth. A lovely volume of Lewis Carroll's famous children's works concerning Alice and her adventures, delightfully illustrated by Mervyn Peake. The second edition of the Bibliophile edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding with pictorial gilt to the front board, enclosed in the original unclipped dust wrapper. This edition features sixty-six illustrations from British author and artist Mervyn Peake, best known for the 'Gormenghast' fantasy series. Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventure's in Wonderland' first saw publication in 1865. Following Alice as she falls down a rabbit hole and into a dreamlike world filled with bizarre creatures, it remains one of the most popular and renowned works of both Victorian and children's fiction, having seen countless interpretations since. Originally published in 1871, Carroll's sequel, 'Through the Looking-Glass', sees the heroine return to the world of Wonderland by climbing through a mirror, where everything she encounters is reversed. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in lovely condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Dust wrapper is in excellent condition. Fine . Ill.: Mervyn Peake. Fine/Fine.

Keywords: Lewis Carroll Alice in Wonderland Mervyn Peake Children's fiction Alice in Wonderland Mervyn Peake


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