Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
by CARROLL, Lewis. RACKHAM, arthur (illus.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Bookplate on the illustrated front pastedown; endsheets a little tanned; spine tanned; tight and sound.
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
London:: William Heinemann,, no date.. publisher's green lettered cloth.. Bookplate on the illustrated front pastedown; endsheets a little tanned; spine tanned; tight and sound. . 8vo,. Illustrated in color and black and white by Arthur Rackham.. With a Proem by Austin Dobson.
Synopsis
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells the story of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar and anthropomorphic creatures. The tale is filled with allusions to Dodgson's friends. The tale plays with logic in ways that have given the story lasting popularity with adults as well as children.
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- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 76341
- Title
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
- Author
- CARROLL, Lewis. RACKHAM, arthur (illus.)
- Illustrator
- Illustrated in color and black and white by Arthur Rackham.
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's green lettered cloth.
- Book Condition
- Used - Bookplate on the illustrated front pastedown; endsheets a little tanned; spine tanned; tight and sound.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- William Heinemann,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- no date.
- Pages
- 162 pp.
- Size
- 8vo,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books;
Terms of Sale
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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