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Alice in Wonderland
by Lewis Carrol
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Marina Del Rey, California, United States
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About This Item
Description: Mount Vernon: Peter Pauper Press, 1943. Hardcover. Very Good. This edition has been set in the Baskerville Types, and has been printed on Gilpin Paper, at the Walpole Printing Office in Mount Vernon, New York." With the original illustrations drawn by Sir John Tenniel. Decorative papercovered boards with green cloth spine and paper spine label. Offsetting on rear endpapers from a portion of the *New York Herald Tribune, April 1, 1945* laid in containing articles on Lewis Carroll, small pinhole in front hinge, spine in good shape see photos , a very good copy being screen writer Gertrude Walker's copy with a signature of hers. The protective jacket has wear and tear see photos.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Flying Turtle Productions
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 91330
- Title
- Alice in Wonderland
- Author
- Lewis Carrol
- Illustrator
- Sir John Tensile
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Peter Pauper Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1943
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- classic
Terms of Sale
Flying Turtle Productions
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Flying Turtle Productions
Biblio member since 2018
Marina Del Rey, California
About Flying Turtle Productions
I am starting a film company and have bought books over the years and now are selling some and will be closing shop... I have some of my mother's book collection. She passed away at 103 and had an amazing life herself, was a war corespondent in WW II in Italy so was exposed to much.
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