[Rarebooks] FS: Lewis Carroll's THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS, Signed by Alice

[Charles Agvent]

[CARROLL, Lewis] DODGSON, Charles L. THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS AND
WHAT  ALICE  FOUND  THERE. New York: Limited Editions  Club  1935.  In
original  full blue morocco binding with heavy gilt decorations.  Copy
#1452  of 1500 copies with typography and binding by Frederick  Warde.
With  the  original John Tenniel illustrations. This is one  of  about
1000  copies SIGNED by Alice Hargreaves, "the original Alice," on  the
colophon  page.  Alice  refused to sign other editions  of  the  Alice
books  in her lifetime, written by Carroll for her when she was  young
Alice  Liddell,  but  she  was convinced with  the  help  of  monetary
compensation  and an advanced age to sign here. Mild sunning to spine.
Fine in Fine slipcase and uncommon thus.                      $2250.00


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