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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

CARROLL, Lewis.

  • Published: 1914 , London: printed by the Riccardi Press and published for the Medici Society by Philip Lee Warner,
London: printed by the Riccardi Press and published for the Medici Society by Philip Lee Warner,, 1914. A desirable edition in an attractive binding Riccardi Press edition, number 713 of 1,000 copies. A further 12 copies were printed on vellum. The Riccardi Press was founded by Herbert P. Horne, who designed the typeface. It began to be used as the imprint for Medici Society publications in 1909. Quarto (226 x 156mm). Contemporary full green morocco, spine with five raised bands, spine and front cover lettered in gilt, covers with geometrical pattern in gilt, grey endpapers, top edge gilt. Frontispiece and other illustrations by John Tenniel. Spine slightly toned, minor browning to preliminary and final blanks: a near-fine copy. Ransom Riccardi Press 12.

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