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Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (Illustrated Junior Library)
by Carroll, Lewis; Tenniel, John (Illustrator)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0448060043
- ISBN 13
- 9780448060040
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Grosset & Dunlap, 1989. First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Tenniel, John. Lewis Carroll's two classic Alice tales in one volume, with the wonderful original illustrations by Sir John Tenniel throughout the text + 4 full-page, full-color watercolor plates. 307 pages. This Grosset & Dunlap edition was first published in 1946; this is the 1989 printing. Hardcover large 8vo has glossy decorative cloth-covered boards stamped with bright gilt lettering to front & spine. Condition is Near Fine: nearly Brand New save for some light bumping to lower corners & heel of spine. Else, completely clean, binding tight & square, pages white & completely unmarked. No DJ as issued by publisher, but original clear glassine cover is intact, with some tiny tears at seams & 1 long split along spine. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022860
- Title
- Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (Illustrated Junior Library)
- Author
- Carroll, Lewis; Tenniel, John (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Tenniel, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Later Printing 5th or later Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0448060043
- ISBN 13
- 9780448060040
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- girls fantasy fiction other worlds alice dodgson illustrated illustrator picture vintage
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children-Young Adult (YA) / Illustrated & Picture Books; Fiction; Nonfiction; Children-Young Adult (YA): Literature; Poetry";
Terms of Sale
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Gargoyle Books
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La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
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Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
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