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1893. CARROLL, Lewis. SYLVIE AND BRUNO CONCLUDED. With forty-six illustrations by Harry Furniss. London: Macmillan and Co., 1893. First edition, first issue, with errors in listing of Chapters VII and VIII in table of contents. Red cloth, gilt stamped and a.e.g. This is a fine, bright copy; in a brittle dust jacket, with repaired dust jacket flaps, chips at extremes and a faint circular stain on the back panel. [Attributes: First Edition]

New York: Cheshire House, 1931. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Franklin Hughes. 129pp. Quarto [28 cm] White moire cloth over boards with the title stamped in silver on the spine, and silver stamped chess piece designs on the covers. Top edge silver; other edges deckled. Housed in a silver moire thin card slipcase (with some chipping to the paper), and additionally enclosed in a red cloth chemise and a 1/4 red leather slipcase (with a number of light stains to the front panel). Illustrations by Franklin Hughes. One in an edition of twelve hundred copies designed and printed by Richard W. Ellis for Cheshire House, Inc. This copy is not numbered.

London: Edward Moxon, 1862. First edition. Hardcover. vg- to vg. 12mo. 40pp. + 8 pages of publisher's ads. Purple cloth boards, with blind stamped design and gilt lettering on the front cover. The publication is an index to Alfred Lord Tennsyon's acclaimed poem "In Memoriam", a memorial tribute to his longtime friend Arthur Henry Hallam.As stated in the introduction, "The principle adopted in the index is that of referring to each clause under the heading of the most important noun contained in it...", with each page being arranged in a two column format. This was among the earlier published works by Dodgson. Binding with some light rubbing to edges, as well as some light smudging and scratches to boards. Spine lightly sunned. Interior with starting at pages 2 and 40, as well as some wormholes to the bottom of pages 4-8 of the publisher ads, slightly affecting text. Book block tight overall. Binding in overall very good-, interior in overall very good condition. Scarce. [Attributes: First Edition]

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1899. First U.K. Edition. First Impression. Octavo; crimson cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and front panel; top edge gilt; 375pp, [1]; illus. Contemporary owner's name to front endpaper, spine ends gently nudged, with lower rear corner gently tapped and light rubbing to joints and extremities; hinges perfectly sound; bright, Very Good+ copy, with the gilt titling and decorations bright and unrubbed. [Attributes: First Edition]

London: John F. Shaw, c. 1932. Thick 4to in publisher's colour-illustrated paper-covered hardcover boards. Spine in green cloth with title gilt. 192 pp. with 23 full-page b&w illustrations and numerous in-text illustrations, 8 chromolithographic plates including a frontispiece. Only minor wear tocloth at top of spine (see photos) else a clean, complete and overall very well preserved and attractive copy of this scarce Alice.

With fifty illustrations by John Tenniel. Forty-fourth thousand. MacMillan and Co., London & New York, 1877. In-16 gr. (mm. 182x118), tela editoriale (dorso rifatto in tela moderna), illustrazione in oro entro cornice dorata ai piatti, fregio e titolo oro al dorso, tagli dorati, pp. (12),224,(4), con 50 belle illustrazioni in bianco e nero nel testo, realizzate da Sir John Tenniel (1820-1914) brittanique, peintre de genre, portraits, aquarelliste, illustrateur, dessinateur, caricaturiste. Son nome reste attach la premire dition illustre anglaise, en 1866, de: "Alice au pays des merveilles" de Lewis Carroll.; 1871 "A travers le miroir et ce qu'Alice y trouva. (Benezit,XIII, p. 535). "Through the looking-glass.", a book which is, if possible, even richer than the first in comic nonsense, even though it does not possess quite the same narrative momentum. From the standpoint of the literature of nonsense it suggests all sorts of possibilities, showing as it does the inquisitive little girl this time leaving the real world of the drawing-room in order to enter the reversed world on the other side of the mirror. To get where she wants to go she must always move in the opposite direction, a principle which provides opportunities for mischief similar to those arising from the variations in size in the first volume. Just as the underground queen in this book was taken from a pack of cards, so the queens in Looking-Glass Land are chess queens and Alice gets involved in the most extraordinary way in a game of looking-glass chess. (Hurlimann B., Three centuries of children's books in Europe, pp. 68-69). Nel 1871 l'autore pubblicava sotto il titolo "Attraverso lo specchio" (Through the looking-glass) una continuazione delle avventure di Alice: qui la bimba compie un viaggio nel paese fatto a guisa di scacchiera che si stende dentro lo specchio: Alice passa al di l della lastra di vetro e v'incontra fra molti altri personaggi strani e tra i fiori che parlano, due esseri singolari: Tuidled e Tuidledum. (Bompiani, Opere,I, pp. 77-78). Esemplare ben conservato.

Carroll L. The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland. Through the mirror and what Alice saw there or Alice in the Mirror: in 2 books. In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Kerroll L. Priklyucheniya Alisy v Strane chudes. Skvoz zerkalo i chto tam uvidela Alisa ili Alisa v Zazerkale: v 2 knigakh. Translation and comments by N. M. Demurova. Color illustrations by Yu.Vaschenko. St. Petersburg. Vita Nova. 2002. 344s. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalb0854b151a5b09bdb

Carroll L. The Adventures of Alice in Wonderland. Alice in the Mirror. In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Kerroll L. Priklyucheniya Alisy v strane chudes. Alisa v zazerkale. Translation from English of N. M. Demurova S. Ya. Marshak D. G. Orlov and O. A. Sedakova. Illustrations by J. Tenniel Yu. A. Vashchenko. St. Petersburg. Vita Nova. 2015. 480p. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalb9d5ddc0b578096c8

Albert Bonniers förlag, Stockholm 1966 Publishers cloth. Dustjacket. 111 (19 pp. A very good copy. Minor paperloss on top of spine, 4 minor tears on dustjacket. Mylarplastic.

Oxford: Emberlin and Son, 1907. 102 x 77 mm., pp. 39; white printed self wrappers (6 small, faint glue stains on back cover), near fine. With: "The Wonderland Postage-Stamp Case" in original envelope (edges tape-repaired), and consisting of a linen-lined paper case (103 x 79 mm.) containing a color-illustrated bifolium in which are 12 pockets for holding stamps, all but one pocket holding the corresponding stamp. Undated publisher's advertisements, pp. 36-39 advertising Chatto & Windus's publication of Carroll's 1884 lecture "Feeding the Mind," which first appeared in print in 1907. Williams 60 and 61; NCBEL III, 978.

London: William Heinemann Ltd 1933. 8vo. xii, 162 pp. Recent half green calf, raised bands, red title labels, with gilt March Hare and Playing Card devices in compartments of the spine and gilt lettering. Minor spots to prelims and fore-edge, otherwise internally clean. Illustrated with 13 colour plates and numerous black & white in-tet illustratons by Arthur Rackham. . Very Good. Half Calf. First Cheap Edition. 1907. [Attributes: First Edition]

'Harmsworth Trust Library | The Tenth Portion'. London: Sotheby & Co. Day of Sale: 26 March, 1947. The full title reads: 'Harmsworth Trust Library | The Tenth Portion | Catalogue of the Collection of the Writings of the Revd. C. L. Dodgson ("Lewis Carroll") Forming part of the renowned Library of the late Sir R. Leicester Harmsworth, Bt., LL.D. (and now Sold by Order of the Trustees)'. 21pp, 8vo. With frontispiece, and plate with illustrations on both sides, as well as several facsimiles in text. (Front cover states: 'Illustrated Catalogue (2 Plates and 6 Line Reproductions)'. In yellow printed and stapled wraps, with last page of text printed on inside back cover. Loosely inserted is the printed list of 'Prices and Buyers' Names' (2pp, 8vo), the buyers including the firms of Quaritch, Elkin Mathews, Maggs, Sotheran. Aged and worn. Ownership inscription at head of front cover of 'Miss Myers', i.e. the manuscript dealer Winifred Myers (1909-1985) - and marked up in ink and pencil by her on last page and both sides of back cover. (The printed list indicates that 'Myers' - her father's firm - bought the three lots preceding the last.) The catalogue has a foreword, dated January 1947, discussing the collection. ('While he entered the field a little later than Mr. M. L. Parrish, he soon became his most formidable rival, and many rarities which might have gone to America in the late 'twenties and early 'thirties, were preserved in this country to be offered now'.) The catalogue is arranged in three parts: 'Works by C. L. Dodgson, lots 2871-2982; Autograph letters and MSS., lots 2983-2988; Photographs and association items, lots 2989-2997'. The total of sale, according to the inserted list, was £3,314 5s 0d. The highest-selling lot was 2882, a presentation copy of the first edition, first issue, of 'Alice in Wonderland', which was bought by Maggs for £1,200. [Attributes: First Edition; Soft Cover]

London: Raphael Tuck and Sons, Ltd. [c.1920]. Early edition with these illustrations. Early edition with these illustrations. Publisher's original blue cloth boards with titles in gilt to the upper board, illustration and titles in gilt to the spine. Top edge gilt. Illustrated with 12 full page colour plates and line drawings throughout the text by Mabel Lucie Attwell. A very good or better copy, the binding square and firm with a little wear to the spine tips and corners. The cloth with just a few light marks is otherwise bright and fresh. The contents, with an ink inscription to the blank front endpaper and mild foxing to the prelims and text block edge, are otherwise clean and bright. All of the colour plates are present as called for and in fine condition. Publisher's catalogue to the rear. An attractive example of this beautifully illustrated Alice in an uncommon cloth binding.Commonly seen in paper covered pictorial boards and cloth spine, there was also a deluxe issue in dark blue heavy beveled cloth boards illustrated and with titles in gilt to the upper board. This example appears to be an in-between state, the boards not beveled and without the illustration to the upper board, but here present on the spine. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

MacMillan and Co 1893. Volume II. 1893 FIRST EDITION. 8vo., rerd buckram-bound hardback gilt, with gilt emblems to upper and lower covers, a.e.g., [xxxi] + 423pp, indexed +2 blanks + 5pp Author's publications list, tissue-protected frontis, plus 46 b/w illustrations by Harry Furniss. Includes 1pp 'Advertisement' by Lewis Carroll, loosely inserted. A very clean copy with no previous ownership inscriptions or annotation. Light foxing to rear endpaper. Overall a VG, bright copy. (Shelf 2) PLEASE NOTE: Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

Univerity of California, Berkeley,CA, 1982. (NOT AVAILABLE FOR EXPEDITED SHIPPING THROUGH ALIBRIS, AMAZON OR B&N). Folio bound in red cloth in matching red cloth custom slipcase. With second, matching red cloth chemise enclosing a drawing of The Mad Hatter signed by Moser. 147 pp. with titles in black and blue and margin notes in red, illustrations by Moser, including a page proof of Alice at p. 131. The deluxe trade edition of the Pennyroyal Edition (which did not include the Mad Hatter drawing). With a Note On The Text by Selwyn H. Goodacre and and A Note On The Prints by Moser. Fine in fine slipcase. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

Ward, Lock & Co., London, 1916. Full blue cloth boards. Upper stamped in gilt with pictorial paste-on. Spine lettered in gilt. Pictorial pasted and free endpapers. , Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 ? 1898), known as Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet, mathematician and photographer, widely known for his iconic children?s books, most notably being Alice?s Adventures in Wonderland (1865). Through the Looking-Glass (1871) is its sequel., Size : 8vo.(210 x 150 mm), A very good example of Carroll?s quintessential work. 1st Tarrant edition. 44 colour plates, as issued, despite title claiming 48 plates (endpapers possibly included as part of this count of 48). , 340 pp. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

Modern Library, New York, 1924. Later Modern Library printing. Illustrated by John Tenniel. 16mo. 351pp. Green flexible leatherette stamped in gilt, Lucien Bernhard endpapers. Binding slightly cocked, bottom corners bumped, light rubbing at the edges, very good or better. Chapter 2 includes the illustration of Alice's long neck. No ads listed in the rear. [Attributes: Hard Cover]

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1982. First printing of this University California Press edition. Hardcover. Barry Moser. 130pp. Folio in red cloth with red metallic stamping to spine and front board top edge metallic red, housed in publisher's red cloth slipcase with a signed woodcut print (itself housed in a red cloth portfolio). Subtle fading to spines and slipcase, else near fine. A careful reproduction of the original printing by Howard McGrath at Pennyroyal Press. [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy]

1876. London: Macmillan, 1876. 8vo, xi, (2), 83, (3)pp, with a frontispiece and 8 full-page b/w wood-engraved illustrations after Henry Holiday and an "ocean chart" (actually blank) at p. 17. Original pictorial tan cloth, covers decoratively stamped in black with illustrations by Holiday, backstrip lettered in black, invisibly repaired, some wear to front hinge with abrasions to the black coated endpapers. § First edition, a pleasant copy of this great nonsense poem, which contains some of Carroll's best loved lines and Holiday's best illustrations. There was also a red cloth binding, issued as a special presentation binding: 100 were bound thus, 80 of which Dodgson inscribed at one go in the publishers' offices according to Maggs. Williams, Madan, and Green, 115. [Attributes: First Edition]

Natur och Kultur, Helsingfors, 1938. First Swedish edition with the Rackham illustrations. Translated by Nino Runeberg and Arne Runeberg. Octavo. pp 144, [2]. Six colour plates and drawings in the text. Cloth-backed colour pictorial boards.Corners faintly rubbed. Front cover slightly spotted. Near fine. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

Cincinnatti, Ohio: The Richardson Company, 1933. Very good.. Complete plastic tea set made of "play-proof" Richelain, a material similar to Bakelite but characteristically lighter weight. Full synthetic plastics were an innovation of the early 20th century, first with Bakelite but soon with many imitators and formulas entering the field. Richelain was one such brand, made of thermoset plastic that was lighter then Bakelite. Its composition also meant it was more brittle than Bakelite, and often does not survive as well. This is a beautifully intact set of a rare Alice item. 10.75'' x 15.5'' x 2.75''. Set of 15 individual blue Richelain pieces in original box: four large plates, four smaller plates, four tea cups, and three containers for condiments with an icon of Alice on the side (the largest with a lid). Pieces set in original paper organizer with printed labels. With Alice-themed lyric on table manners by Dixie Willson printed on verso of box lid. Joints of box repaired and reinforced; some loss to Alice images on containers; a bit of soil here and there.

London: A. & C. Black, 1921. 1st ed. Hardcover. Near Fine. Folkard, Charles. 1st ptg., 4to full blue cloth, inset color cover plate and 11 other mounted color plates by Charles Folkard. Repeating border illustrations featuring various characters from the story, surrounding pages of music by Lucy E. Broadwood. Also double page endpapers in sepia. Folkard does a fine job with these colorful plates, offering us unusual views of the story's magical creatures and characters. This is the first appearance of this artwork; in 1929, these plates were reprinted, but only six, with appropriate line drawings, for Alice in Wonderland, sans Through the Looking Glass. Tanning to endpapers, a hint of wear to tips. Onlaid cover plate is bright and unblemished, with titles in yellow, an unusually sharp copy of a very unusual Alice, not often seen. Although eclipsed by Rackham and Dulac, Folkard was an outstanding second tier illustrator with a long, successful career in children's illustration. [Attributes: First Edition]

London: Geoffrey Bles, 1954. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. SIGNED AND INSCRIBED at front end page -"Enid Shawyer from N. & V. Dodgson June 1954". Presented by descendants of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll, to Carroll's friend Enid Stevens nee Shawyer, who he first met February 21, 1891, and they were friends until his death in 1898. Carroll wrote Useful and Instructive Poetry in 1845 when he was 13 years old for his younger brother and sister. Bound in pictorial cream cloth decorated and lettered in gilt, red and light green in publisher's original acetate dust jacket, Very Good, boards somewhat toned and soiled, in a Very Good acetate and paper dust wrapper, chips to the acetate at the edges. A marvelous Association Copy.. [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy; In Dust Jacket]

New York: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1942. Facsimile of the First Edition. Octavo. 42 illustrations by John Tenniel. 6 page introduction by Kathleen Norris with her facsimile signature at end. 3/4 green morocco, spine with three raised bands, ruled in gilt with gilt floral devices and one gilt rabbit, over green and gold floral designed boards, t.e.g. (spine faded evenly to brown). Fine. No signatures or bookplates. With Lewis Carroll's facsimile autograph on the half title page; "C.L. Dodgson."

MacGibbon & Kee, London. 1975. Hart Davis, MacGibbon. London. 1975. REPRINT STEADMAN EDITION. Paperback issue. 4to. (12.2 x 8.5 inches). Inscribed by Steadman on the dedication page in the year of publication, with characteristic flourishes; "Eleanor. Its only paper. Ralph (Steadman that is). 10. 12. 75". Mono illustrations throughout by Steadman. Original black stiff card binding with a mono illustration to the front panel and purple and white lettering. A little bumping to the corners but overall a very good copy. [Attributes: Signed Copy]