Lewis Carroll - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - 1916
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Author/Illustrator: Lewis Carroll; Book Title: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; Illustrated Edition, 1st Edition Thus, 1916, Thomas Nelson and Sons, hardback, 160 pages, 17 × 13 cm, colour illustrations by Harry Rountree, in good condition.
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A collectible copy with 8 colour plates by Harry Rountree
Scarce copy of Lewis Carroll's classic work of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. There is only few other examples of this edition online, and they have different coloured covers with different publication date, this one is 1916 with red covers.
The book is fully illustrated in colour, by charming drawings of Harry Rountree (Harry Rountree (1878-1950) was a talented artist of the Golden Age of Illustration and is most famous for his wonderful illustrations of Alice in Wonderland. He was a prolific illustrator and illustrated many works by authors such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Enid Blyton, Edith Nesbit and H.G. Wells).
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons, London, Edinburgh, Dublin and New York, 1916. Publisher’s original red cloth boards with illustration on front cover, and titles on upper cover and spine.
Book Dimensions: 17 x 13 cm and Number of Pages: 160.
Condition:
Firm and well bound copy. External covers with some fading marks, and light wear to corners, and to head and foot of spine. Internally; the book is tidy and in nice condition. Old inscription dated ‘Christmas 1917’ with neat ink on first blank front free endpaper page. Light foxing on the margin of some pages and page edges. The colour plates are bright (Please see pictures).
A collectible copy with 8 colour plates by Harry Rountree
Scarce copy of Lewis Carroll's classic work of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. There is only few other examples of this edition online, and they have different coloured covers with different publication date, this one is 1916 with red covers.
The book is fully illustrated in colour, by charming drawings of Harry Rountree (Harry Rountree (1878-1950) was a talented artist of the Golden Age of Illustration and is most famous for his wonderful illustrations of Alice in Wonderland. He was a prolific illustrator and illustrated many works by authors such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Enid Blyton, Edith Nesbit and H.G. Wells).
Published by Thomas Nelson and Sons, London, Edinburgh, Dublin and New York, 1916. Publisher’s original red cloth boards with illustration on front cover, and titles on upper cover and spine.
Book Dimensions: 17 x 13 cm and Number of Pages: 160.
Condition:
Firm and well bound copy. External covers with some fading marks, and light wear to corners, and to head and foot of spine. Internally; the book is tidy and in nice condition. Old inscription dated ‘Christmas 1917’ with neat ink on first blank front free endpaper page. Light foxing on the margin of some pages and page edges. The colour plates are bright (Please see pictures).
Details
Number of Books
1
Subject
Children's books, Collected works, Illustrated
Book Title
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Author/ Illustrator
Lewis Carroll
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1916
Height
17 cm
Edition
1st Edition Thus, Illustrated Edition
Width
13 cm
Language
English
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Thomas Nelson and Sons
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
160
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