London: Macmillan and Co, 1886. First edition being a facsimile of the original manuscript which was later expanded and published as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Octavo, original scarlet cloth, elaborate gilt titles to the spine and front panel, gilt vignette to the rear panel, triple gilt ruled, all edges gilt, text printed in the author's handwriting including thirty-seven illustrations in facsimile, advertisements at rear. In very good condition. Alice's Adventures were "born on a golden afternoon" in July 1862, when the Rev. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (better known as Lewis Carroll) took the three small daughters of Dean Liddell of Christ Church on a boating trip up the Isis. Carroll delighted the three children by relaying Alice's adventures, and eventually promised his favorite among the three, Alice Liddell, to write the story down for her. Carroll composed the original manuscript for the work in 1864 which he presented to Alice dedicating it as "A Christmas Gift to a Dear Child in Memory of a Summer's Day." He later expanded the manuscript from 15,500 to 27,500 words which included the addition of some of the tale's most memorable characters such as the Cheshire Cat and Mad Hatter.

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Bookseller: Raptis Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 145905
Title: Alice’s Adventures Under Ground.
Author: Carrol, Lewis. [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson]
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Macmillan and Co
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1886
Keywords: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice's Adventures Under Ground., Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
Bookseller catalogs: Children's Books;

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Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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