Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, second (first published) edition, first issue with contents leaf with inverted "s" in last line and p. 30 incorrectly numbered 3, frontispiece and illustrations by John Tenniel, occasional foxing, splitting to gutter, contents shaken with some pulling to gatherings but largely holding firm, blue endpapers a little creased, shelf-lean, some light rubbing and fraying to joints, spine ends and corners a little bumped and frayed, but a generally clean and bright example overall, 1866; Through the Looking Glass, and what Alice Found There, first edition first issue with "wade" for "wabe" on page 21, frontispiece and illustrations by John Tenniel, spine ends and corners a little bumped, some light rubbing to extremities, but an excellent copy overall, 1872 [1871]; Alice's Adventures Under Ground. Being a Facsimile of the Original Ms. Book, first edition, illustrations by the author, a few pp. creased at margins, occasional marginal finger soiling, lower hinge cracked but holding firm, neat ink gift inscription to endpaper verso, spine faded, spine a little faded, spine ends bumped, light soiling to covers, 1886, original publisher's cloth, gilt, g.e., [Crutch 46; 84; 194], 8vo (3) ⁂ A good group of the three Alice books published in Dodgson's lifetime all in their first published editions and in good, unrestored condition.
Dodgson (Charles Lutwidge) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, second (first published) edition, first issue with contents leaf with inverted "s" in last line and p. 30 incorrectly numbered 3, frontispiece and illustrations by John Tenniel, occasional foxing, splitting to gutter, contents shaken with some pulling to gatherings but largely holding firm, blue endpapers a little creased, shelf-lean, some light rubbing and fraying to joints, spine ends and corners a little bumped and frayed, but a generally clean and bright example overall, 1866; Through the Looking Glass, and what Alice Found There, first edition first issue with "wade" for "wabe" on page 21, frontispiece and illustrations by John Tenniel, spine ends and corners a little bumped, some light rubbing to extremities, but an excellent copy overall, 1872 [1871]; Alice's Adventures Under Ground. Being a Facsimile of the Original Ms. Book, first edition, illustrations by the author, a few pp. creased at margins, occasional marginal finger soiling, lower hinge cracked but holding firm, neat ink gift inscription to endpaper verso, spine faded, spine a little faded, spine ends bumped, light soiling to covers, 1886, original publisher's cloth, gilt, g.e., [Crutch 46; 84; 194], 8vo (3) ⁂ A good group of the three Alice books published in Dodgson's lifetime all in their first published editions and in good, unrestored condition.
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