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Alice's Adventures Under Ground (A Facsimile of the Original Lewis Carroll Manuscript)
by Carroll, Lewis; Evans, Luther H
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- Condition
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms, Inc., 1964. First Thus . Slipcased. Fine. A facsimile of the original 1864 manuscript, which was illustrated by Carroll himself, predating what would be later published as "Alice in Wonderland." Brief introduction describes the history of "the Alice manuscript" & how the writer, Luther H. Evans of Columbia University, formerly the Librarian of Congress, assisted in getting the original back to the British Museum. This handsome slipcased edition was produced by University Microfilms/Xerox, in 1964; this is a First Edition, first printing (First, thus), in 91 pages with Carroll's drawings throughout. Blue textured cloth-covered boards have a green leaf motif to front center, lettering to spine.Condition is Fine (our highest grade): just about as flawless as when first issued! Completely clean, binding tight, hinges secure, vellum-like pages creamy white. NO writing/underlining/highlighting; not ex-lib. The slipcase that houses the book is Near Fine: sturdy & secure, with very light soil & rubbing to extremitiesOur photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 019357
- Title
- Alice's Adventures Under Ground (A Facsimile of the Original Lewis Carroll Manuscript)
- Author
- Carroll, Lewis; Evans, Luther H
- Format/Binding
- Slipcased
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- University Microfilms, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- ALICE WONDERLAND LEWIS CARROLL SCHOLARSHIP MS MANUSCRIPT ILLUSTRATION FIRST DRAFT PRE-PUBLICATION AUTHORS WRITERS NINETEENTH CENTURY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Illustrated & Picture Books; Fiction; Nonfiction; Children-Young Adult (YA): Literature; Poetry";
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La Mesa, California
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Glossary
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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