Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (Barnes & Noble Children's Leatherbound Classics): and, Through the Looking Glass (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Children's Classics) - Hardcover

Lewis Carroll

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1435160738 ISBN 13: 9781435160736

Publisher: Barnes & Noble Inc, 2015

Synopsis

New, and pristine. Removed from publisher's shrinkwrap for scanning and description only. See all scans and description. New York: Barnes & Noble, 2015. First Edition Thus (B&N;), and an early third printing example of this popular decorating piece. Octavo, purple bonded leather boards which are exquisitely decorated (with the work of Arthur Bur;ingame) on front cover, rear cover, and spine with blue, pink and silver illustrations and border piping; interior illustrations are the original John Tenniel illustrations throughout, in full color; gold satin page-marker ribbon; All Edges Silver; Tenniel endpapers; 289 pp. New, and absolutely pristine. Removed from publisher's shrink wrap for scanning and description, then placed in sealed archival storage - with that removed shrink wrap and its label, which will accompany the book, if so desired by purchaser. There is no more timeless piece of fiction for 'children of all ages', of course; and this is certainly one of the most beautifully designed editions of it. Collectible early printing of the first edition thus. See all scans. Put this on the shelf or a safe place on the cocktail table - for reading, you already have other editions of the story. See all scans. Ships in a new, sturdy, protective box - not a bag - of course. L33n Read more

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Review

That Alice. When she's not traipsing after a rabbit into Wonderland, she's gallivanting off into the topsy-turvy world behind the drawing-room looking glass. In Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll's masterful and zany sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, she makes more eccentric acquaintances, including Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the White Queen, and a somewhat grumpy Humpty Dumpty. Through a giant and elaborate chess game, Alice explores this odd country, where one must eat dry biscuits to quench thirst, and run like the wind to stay in one place. As in life, Alice must stay on her toes to learn the rules of this game. Through the Looking Glass immediately took its rightful place beside its partner on the shelf of eternal classics. And luckily for generations of enraptured children, Carroll was again able to persuade John Tenniel to create the fantastic woodblock engravings that have become so indelibly associated with the Alice stories. For almost 130 years, Alice's curious adventures have amused, perplexed, and delighted readers, young and old. This gorgeous, deluxe boxed set of both volumes contains engravings from Tenniel's original woodblocks that were discovered in a London bank in 1985, and reproduced for the first time here. "'What is the use of a book,' thought Alice, 'without pictures?'" What indeed? (All ages)

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About this edition

• Publisher: Barnes & Noble Inc
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1435160738
• ISBN 13: 9781435160736
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1