DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Macmillan, 1866.
First published UK edition. 8vo. Handsomely bound in full red morocco with raised bands on the spine and gilt titles. All edges gilt. Illustrations in black and white by John Tenniel. A very good copy, attractively bound, some finger marking to text and a corner repair at page 163, which does not affect the text.
This classic story was thought up by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (pseudonym Lewis Carroll) on a summer's day on the river Isis near Oxford. During the day on the river with friends he told the tale of Wonderland to three little girls from the Liddell family. Later, Alice Liddell begged Dodgson to write the story down for her. He did this and added a few of his own illustrations. Before giving the book to Alice, Dodgson showed the book to several friends, including fantasy writer George MacDonald, who encouraged him to have the book published. In order to get the tale ready for publication it was enlarged and punch illustrator, John Tenniel, was commissioned to do the drawings. Macmillan then printed around 2,000 copies of the book in 1865, but both artist and author were unhappy with the poor quality printing and insisted it was reprinted before being published. Using a different printer, this 1866 version is the first published edition. It is now considered to be one of the finest children's books ever written.
Stock ID: 45679
£8,500.00
