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Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There
by Lewis Carroll
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Moseley, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Macmillan and Company, 1872. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD+ CONDITION BEAUTIFULLY REBOUND IN FULL CRUSHED MOROCCO WITH BRIGHT GILT RULE TO BOARDS, SIX COMPARTMENTS AND FIVE RAISED BANDS TO SPINE WITH BRIGHT GILT DETAILS AND TITLE. BINDING AND HINGES ARE VERY GOOD, NEW END PAPERS AND PASTE DOWNS. NO LOOSE OR MISSING PAGES, PAGES ARE WITHOUT MARKS, SOME MINIMAL FOXING AND SOILING TO PAGES. WITH FIFTY ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN TENNIEL , 224 PAGES, BOOK MEASURES 7.5"x5.25". FIRST EDITION, 150 YEARS OLD. A BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLE IN GREAT CONDITION.
Synopsis
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871) is a work of children's literature by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), generally categorized as literary nonsense. It is the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865).
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- Bookseller
- Reagan's Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 195417161744
- Title
- Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There
- Author
- Lewis Carroll
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Company
- Date Published
- 1872
- Keywords
- 1ST EDITION, ILLUSTRATED, FINE LEATHER BINDING
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About the Seller
Reagan's Rare Books
Biblio member since 2018
Moseley, Virginia
About Reagan's Rare Books
Reagan's Rare Books specializes in fine bindings and leather bound books dating primarily from the 18th century to early 20th century in a wide range of subject matter such as History, Americana, and Literature.
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- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Good+
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- Raised Band(s)
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
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- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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