Alices's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
Stockholm / London: Zephyr Books, (1946). First edition. Softcover. Octavo. 347 [5]pp. Original illustrated tan wraps with blue lettering on cover and spine, in original illustrated dustjacket, no lettering on spine. Frontispiece. Publisher's device on title page. Illustrated throughout with lithographic renderings of Peake's illustrations.
"The two books contained in this volume are among the most frequently quoted in the English language. one might say that for a proper understanding of the English mind or at least of English literature, it is almost necessary to have made the personal acquaintance of Alice–not to mention the Queen of Hearts, the Chesire Cat and many others. The charm of Carroll's writing is intensified by the discerning drawings, made specially for this edition by Mr. Mervyn Peaks." (Publisher).
Light wear along edges of dustjacket, small chips, mainly at head and tail of spine, and lightly rubbed. Wear at same spots but less on actual wraps. Short inked on recto of frontispiece. Light rippling to lower part of black of last 50 pages, due to water exposure. Very good condition. Item #55243
Price: $300.00