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THE COMPLETE WORKS OF LEWIS CARROLL. With an introduction by Alexander Woollcott and the illustrations by John Tenniel
by CARROLL. LEWIS. ; ( Dodgson. Charles L )
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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About This Item
Nonesuch Library. London. 1939. FIRST EDITION. 8vo. (7.7 x 5.1 inches). 1165pp. Finely bound in recent full deep red morocco leather. Spine with five raised bands. Black leather title label, gilt. Spine compartments ruled and decorated with gilt stamped Mad Hatter, March Hare, and Playing card devices. Single gilt ruled border to boards. Top edge gilt. A fine copy.
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- Bookseller
- Paul Foster Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11002
- Title
- THE COMPLETE WORKS OF LEWIS CARROLL. With an introduction by Alexander Woollcott and the illustrations by John Tenniel
- Author
- CARROLL. LEWIS. ; ( Dodgson. Charles L )
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Nonesuch Library. London. 1939
- Date Published
- 1939
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine bindings; Lewis Carroll; Children's and Illustrated books;
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Glossary
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
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