Jonathan Swift - Gulliver's Travels - 1890
No. 79821201
Lewis Carroll, Frank Adams - Alice in Wonderland: Stories Old and New - 1914
No. 79821201
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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