Author: Jeffrey Stern; Evelyn M. Hatch et al. Title: Collection of Biographical Works on Lewis Carroll
Description: Virginia; London, The Lewis Carroll Society of North America; Macmillan and Co, 1932-81. First edition. Cloth. A collection of biographical works on the renowned author of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland', Lewis Carroll, including a collection of his letters, and a selection of catalogues for exhibitions on the author. The first edition to all but 'Lewis Carroll's Library', which is a facsimile of the original edition from 1898. A four volume set. This set includes; "Lewis Carroll Centenary Exhibition, London: 29 June-31 July 1932 Catalogue" (1932), "Catalogue of an Exhibition at Columbia University to Commemorate the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) 1832-1898" (1932), "A Selection from the Letters of Lewis Carroll (The Rev. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) to His Child-Friends" (1933), and "Lewis Carroll"s Library" (1981).Illustrated with a monochrome frontispiece, and thirteen monochrome plates to 'Letters of Lewis Carroll', and a monochrome frontispiece and monochrome vignettes to 'One Hundredth Anniversary&apos. Collated, complete. This set features a collection of catalogues for exhibitions on the celebrated author of 'The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland', Lewis Carroll, including a facsimile of the catalogue for the auction of Carroll's library contents from 1898, and two catalogues for exhibitions commemorating 100th anniversary of the author' birth. The set also includes a work on his letters to children. In the original publisher's cloths and original paper covers. 'Letters of Lewis Carroll' lacking dust wrapper. Externally excellent to the cloth volumes with only the odd very slight mark to 'Letters', paperbacks are very smart with fading to the spine, closed tear to tail of rear joint and tidemark to the front cover 'One Hundredth Anniversary&apos. Bookseller's label to the front pastedown to 'Letters&apos. Internally firmly bound with clean and bright pages to all but 'One Hundredth Anniversary' which as a tidemarks to the front and rear. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None stated. Very Good Indeed .
Keywords: First edition Lewis Carroll Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Catalogue Lewis Carroll None stated
Price: GBP 125.00 = appr. US$ 178.50 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 950Z17
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