Alice in Wondeland an edition illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell
An altogether charming old item. You can see more of the pictures from the book here.
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Pictured by Mabel Lucie Attwell
I have given a rather lengthy description stating the faults, but please note the book isn't in a bad condition, I am just being thorough. Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. Approx 9 by 6.5 inches. No year, although there is a gift inscription to front endpaper Xmas 1932. Hardcover. pictorial boards, no jacket, unknown if issued with jacket. The boards are rubbed and worn, have some pencil scribbles and a bit grubby. Spine cloth has split, which can be seen in the picture above, also small inked number to head of spine. Front and rear pastedowns appear to have the residual of a paper tape round the edges, perhaps where the book had a brown paper covering at one time?? Gutter is split at the frontis/title page, as can be seen below. Aside from the frontis and four wonderfully rich colour plates, the book is also illustrated with line drawings throughout, perhaps about a quarter, or less of these have been filled in with crayon (see below), a few pages also have some pencil scribbles. I don't know if any plates are missing. The last page 108 and the advertisements which follow it (4 pages) have some minor damage at the lower gutter. There are some minor faults relevent to the plates which I have described beneath the illustrations below. Over all, age and faults considered the book is useable and averages out to a GOOD rating.
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