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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Carroll, Lewis
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued
- Seller
-
Torrington, Connecticut, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Mount Vernon, NY: A. Colish, 1983 117 pgs. Floral pattern cloth with gilt stamped spine and cover labels, a hint of wear to extremities, else fine. One of 975 copies, designed by Bert Clarke and letterpress printed for friends and clients of the fine press printer A. Colish. Illustrated with the original Alice artwork by John Tenniel, reproduced from 3 sources: China Paper Proofs lent by the Rosenbach Library, a 1866 re-printing of the first edition and lastly from Proofs reprinted from the woodblocks that were re-engraved for the 1932 LEC edition of Alice. The frontis is hand-colored. Laid into the book is a greeting from the publisher which is signed by the then, president Steven J Abramson. The press of Abraham Colish is best known as a printer / collaborator with the Limited Editions Club, working with Bruce Rogers and for printing limited editions and lithographs for Rockwell Kent. Kent designed Colish's logo, which appears on the colophon of this book. An uncommon fine press edition of Alice. . Signed by Publisher. Limited Edition. Pictorial Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Illus. by John Tenniel. 8vo.
Synopsis
Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel, Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There , tell the story of a young girl in a fantasy world filled with peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. The classic tale of literary nonsense takes the reader on an exploration of logic and absurdities. The Alice books — sometimes combined or referred to with the abbreviated title Alice in Wonderland — have been translated into at least 97 languages with over a hundred different editions. The books have also been adapted numerous times into films (both live-action and cartoon), plays, and musicals.
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Details
- Bookseller
- E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009822
- Title
- Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
- Author
- Carroll, Lewis
- Illustrator
- John Tenniel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket As Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- A. Colish
- Place of Publication
- Mount Vernon, NY
- Date Published
- 1983
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Fine press, Private Press, Rockwell Kent, Limited Editions Club
Terms of Sale
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
All items returnable within 10 days after receipt, with prior notification, for a full refund. Buyer to pay return insured/trackable shipping. All returns should be boxed. Refund to be granted after item has been returned in the same condition as when first shipped. We do not drop ship or ship blind, all orders will contain branded labels and materials
About the Seller
E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Biblio member since 2004
Torrington, Connecticut
About E M Maurice Books, LLC, ABAA
Established in 2003, E M Maurice Books has been selling rare, collectible, out-of-print and obscure children's and illustrated books by catalog, online and at trade shows around the Northeast. We have high standards for condition and make every effort to describe condition and edition accurately. We rarely sell ex-library copies and on the rare occasion we do, it will be stated clearly in the description. Our quarterly digital catalogs include items which are offered to established customers before being offered online, please inquire if you would like to be added to our digital mailing list. We never sell our mailing list and save all customer information in a safe digital environment.
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- Gilt
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- Colophon
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