Lewis Carroll; Arthur Rackham - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - 1933

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Illustrated with eight superb colour plates by Arthur Rackham, full page, clean, signed, dated, in nice condition.

First Edition Thus, cheaper edition
First published 1907, Cheaper Edition 1933
Published by William Heinemann Ltd London. 99 Great Russell Street.

Hardback. Original cover. Black titles and Rackham drawn illustrations on front, titles also in black on spine, cloth cover, light blue/green.
Signs of wear. Minor marks, black vibrant, slight browned edges, frayed bottom of spine.

Poems by Austin Dobson to start:
‘‘Tis two score years since Carroll’s Art, With Topsy Turvy magic, Sent Alice wondering through a part Half-comic and half- tragic’ and secondly
‘All in the golden afternoon Full leisurely we glide’.

Contents: twelve chapters including Alice’s Evidence.
Other books illustrated by Rackham advertised at the front.

162 pages, minor marks, generally clean
Frayed edge, 1 pp. and at white top margin of 1 plate (photos)
Thicker cream paper, plates are on whiter shiny paper.

Charming old Alice book, beautifully illustrated, scarce copy, collectors.