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Lewis Carroll, Frank Adams - Alice in Wonderland: Stories Old and New - 1914
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Lewis Carroll, Frank Adams - Alice in Wonderland: Stories Old and New - 1914

Alice in Wonderland: Stories Old and New Four Frank Adams colour illustrations, numbered C393 Plates are printed on their own slightly shiny paper. Illustrations are listed at front but Frank Adams is not mentioned Lewis Carroll is not mentioned either Published by Blackie 1914 (?) Publisher is not mentioned 12 chapters, 126 pages ‘A small chosen library’ introduction page is opposite the first Adams plate, ‘The Rabbit Hurried on’ Printed in Great Britain at the Villafield Press Glasgow, Scotland Green bows and hearts endpapers, front and back are clean Owner’s written inscription dated, looks like 1915 (?) Hardback. Brown cover with titles in dark green capitals and hearts border. To front, pastedown colour illustration by Frank Adams of Alice talking to caterpillar smoking pipe. Corner of pastedown missing. Plain on the back, grubby marks. Same design on spine. Tightly bound Note: Spotting has affected some text pages, mainly first half of the book Raised ‘Jarrold and Sons’ stamp to right corner of front endpapers Rare early copy. Collectable

No. 79821201

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Lewis Carroll, Frank Adams - Alice in Wonderland: Stories Old and New - 1914

Lewis Carroll, Frank Adams - Alice in Wonderland: Stories Old and New - 1914

Alice in Wonderland: Stories Old and New
Four Frank Adams colour illustrations, numbered C393

Plates are printed on their own slightly shiny paper.
Illustrations are listed at front but Frank Adams is not mentioned
Lewis Carroll is not mentioned either

Published by Blackie 1914 (?)
Publisher is not mentioned
12 chapters, 126 pages
‘A small chosen library’ introduction page is opposite the first Adams plate, ‘The Rabbit Hurried on’
Printed in Great Britain at the Villafield Press Glasgow, Scotland

Green bows and hearts endpapers, front and back are clean
Owner’s written inscription dated, looks like 1915 (?)

Hardback.
Brown cover with titles in dark green capitals and hearts border.
To front, pastedown colour illustration by Frank Adams of Alice talking to caterpillar smoking pipe. Corner of pastedown missing. Plain on the back, grubby marks. Same design on spine.

Tightly bound
Note: Spotting has affected some text pages, mainly first half of the book
Raised ‘Jarrold and Sons’ stamp to right corner of front endpapers

Rare early copy.
Collectable

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