Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

New York: A. Appleton and Co.,, 1866. The sheets from the original printing, issued as the first US edition First edition, second issue: the first practicably obtainable issue of the original printing, comprising sheets of the suppressed 1865 printing of Alice with a cancel title page. The issue consisted of the first printing sheets with new tipped-in title pages also printed at the Clarendon Press, Oxford. The story of the first printing of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a fine bibliographical tale. Although Dodgson had visited the publishers on 15 July 1865 to inscribe a number of copies, he was unaware of issues with the printing. He was contacted by Tenniel on 19 July who was "dissatisfied with the printing of the pictures". Williams, Madan, Green and Crutch note "it may be added that Tenniel must have been hypersensitive about his drawings". Dodgson tried to recall copies and a new printing was ordered which would become the second, but first published, edition. Faced with what to do with the original printing, it was decided to sell these to the New York firm of A. Appleton. After consulting Tenniel, Dodgson authorized the sale to America on 10 April 1866, and was invoiced for the printing of the American title pages on 26 May. This copy includes a near-contemporary inscription ("Emily Lowe from her friend, G. M. Diven, Christmas 1867"), together with the author's To All Child-Readers of 'Alice', published in 1871, which comprises a letter of good wishes for Christmas and the New Year. Octavo. Frontispiece and 41 illustrations within the text by John Tenniel. Original red cloth, spine lettered in gilt, pictorial roundels and triple-line borders to covers in gilt, dark green endpapers, all edges gilt. Housed in a red quarter morocco solander box by the Chelsea Bindery. Contemporary pencil inscription to half-title. Rebacked preserving original spine, extremities a little bumped and rubbed, some light consistent soiling, occasional finger soiling, hinges strengthened: a very good copy. Williams, Madan, Green, & Crutch 44 & 82.