THE COMPLETE WORKS OF LEWIS CARROLL by CARROLL, LEWIS; WOOLLCOTT, ALEXANDER (introduction) - 1940

London: The Nonesuch Press, 1939 . First edition. Leather. Very Good. 8" by 5.5". John Tenniel. An attractively bound example of the first Nonesuch Press edition of the complete works of Lewis Carroll, featuring the iconic illustrations of John Tenniel. A lovely copy of the first Nonesuch Press edition of the works of Lewis Carroll, in a half calf binding, with gilt detailing of rabbits and playing cards to the back stripThe November 1939 first impression.With both 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking-Glass' featuring the vignette illustrations of John Tenniel.Edited and with an introduction from Alexander Woollcott, this complete edition of the works of Carroll features also 'Sylvie and Bruno', 'The Hunting of the Snark', 'Phantasmagoria', and Carroll's verse and nonsense poems.With a chronological table of Carroll's work following the contents page.A beautifully bound first edition of the complete works of this beloved nineteenth century author, credited as producing one of the most… Read More