THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS. 1924/25; Lewis Carroll; London, Macmillan and Co. Full Rebound Leather, Case; Illustrated by John Tenniel; 228, 200 Pages; w4″xh6″; Rare! Two Brilliant full navy blue wood grain morocco leather cover designs, gold pinstriped borders, fine gold floral bindings, Rabbit Pictorial centerpieces to one and the Queen to the other, gold gilded cover/inner cover edges, marble end pages, 42 and 50 Illustrations throughout, and Two Great Children’s Classics! Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (27 January 1832 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll , was an English writer. Of children’s fiction, notably Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. And its sequel Through the Looking-Glass. He was noted for his facility at word play. And The Hunting of the Snark. Are classified in the genre of literary nonsense. He was also a mathematician, photographer, inventor and Anglican. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is an 1865 novel. By English author Lewis Carroll. (the pseudonym of Charles Dodgson). It tells of a young girl named Alice. Who falls through a rabbit hole into a subterranean fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic. It is considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense. The tale plays with logic. Giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as with children. Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There is an 1871 novel by Lewis Carroll. And the sequel to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Again enters a fantastical world, this time by climbing through a mirror into the world that she can see beyond it. There she finds that, just like a reflection, everything is reversed, including logic e. Running helps you remain stationary, walking away from something brings you towards it, chessmen are alive, nursery rhyme characters exist, etc. Conditions are Very Good. Some wear to edges/case, pages/hinges/text blocks are very good! I like to send off after a week or so. Bubble wrapped and then wrapped in cardboard and mailed in a bubble wrapped envelope in most cases. The item “1924 ALICE IN WONDERLAND THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS LEWIS CARROLL LEATHER 2 BOOKS” is in sale since Saturday, October 10, 2020. This item is in the category “Books\Antiquarian & Collectible”. The seller is “rogabooksllc” and is located in Boca Raton, Florida. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Year Printed: 1924
- Topic: Classics
- Binding: Fine Binding
- Illustrator: John Tenniel
- Author: Lewis Carroll
- Subject: Literature & Fiction
- Original/Facsimile: Original
- Character Family: Alice in Wonderland
- Special Attributes: Leather
