The Magic of Lewis Carroll

Simon & Schuster, 1973. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Tenniel, John. Explores an unknown side of the man who created "Alice in Wonderland,'' --that of a "prolific inventor of games & puzzles & an adept amateur conjurer." Ways that these side hobbies influenced the "Alice" books are discussed, in 288 pages with Index & Bibliography, with Tenniel's original pen-and-ink sketches throughout text. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing (with LOC & SBN numbers only, not the later ISBN) from 1973, this hardcover small quarto is in Near Fine condition: exceptionally clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white & completely unmarked. Mild corner bumping, sticker pull to ffep where it looks like old address label was removed, & a few small dark blotches to a couple of early pages. The unclipped DJ (with orig. 9.95 price crossed out at bottom of front flap) is also Near Fine, with very mild wrinkling/rubbing to extremities & slight darkening to spine/bottom edges; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free! 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 time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.