Author: Lewis Carroll
Title: Alice&Apos;S Adventures in Wonderland
Description: London, William Heinemann, 1907 . Cloth. The first Rackham edition of Lewis Carroll's timeless children's tale, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The first Rackham illustrated edition. First impression, with the required issue points of the Rip Van Winkle advert to front and 'The Children and the Pictures' by Pamela Tennant's advert to the rear.Bound in the publisher's green cloth. Dated using Jisc, from copies of the work held at the University of Edinburgh library. A beautifully illustrated edition of Lewis Carroll's much-loved children's book, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The first edition to contain the wonderful illustrations by noted English book illustrator, Arthur Rackham, known as one of the leading figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration. Illustrated with thirteen colour illustrations, with numerous vignettes, as called for by Riall (p77). Collated, complete. Bound in the publisher's green cloth. Externally, generally smart, with light rubbing to joints, causing small tears to the spine head and tail. Fading to board extremities and spine. A little rubbing to gilt and a small patch of discolouration to the front board. The odd spot to endpapers and fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with just the odd mark. Tick marks in pen to the contents page. Good . Ill.: Arthur Rackham. Good .

Keywords: Lewis Carroll Arthur Rackham alice's adventures in wonderland illustrated Arthur Rackham Arthur Rackham


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