Alice s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, Alice Hargreaves, Signed, limited editions (9 results)

Limited Edition. One of 1,500 numbered copies signed by typographer and binder Frederic Warde on the colophon, this being copy no.1,389. This copy is one of a smaller complement (ca.500 copies) signed by Alice Hargreaves (the "original Alice") on a preliminary leaf. Octavo (22.5cm); full dark red morocco, with titling and decorative elements stamped in gilt on spine and covers; all edges gilt; publisher's original cloth slipcase; [iii],xiv,182,[6]pp; illus. Sunning to spine, a bit of darkening to spine ends, with pinpoint wear to extremities, and some light offsetting to edges of endpapers; contents fresh, with gilt edges unblemished; Very Good+. Publisher's slipcase is shelfworn, showing some minor board exposure, with pronounced sunning to spine, edges, and opening; sound, but Good to Very Good. An attractive production of Carroll's beloved novel, signed by the woman who was the inspiration for the main character. Bibliography of the Fine Books Published by The Limited Editions Club, No.36.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Book Club Edition. LIMITED EDITION SIGNED BY ALICE HARGREAVES. 1 vol., illustrated by John Tenniel, additionally signed by Frederic Warde on the colophon page, limited to 1500 copies of which this is #1219. Publishers original gilt stamped red morocco, all edges gilt, inner and outer hinges fine, head of spine lightly rubbed, foot of spine fine, in a green cloth open ended slipcase, no previous ownership bookplate or markings of any kind, VG/VG. Signed by Author(s).

Condition: Near Fine. Signed Limited Edition. First edition thus, limited to only 1500 numbered copies and published for the members of the Limited Editions Club of New York. Signed in ink by "The Original Alice" in Wonderland, Alice Hargreaves (née Liddell); Reportedly only about 1,000 copies of this title were signed by her, a few years before her death. With original illustrations by John Tenniel re-engraved by Frederic Warde and Bruno Rollitz; additionally signed at the rear limitation page by Warde. Bound in publisher's original red full leather decorated heavily in gilt, with all edges gilt; in publisher's original blue cloth slipcase. Near Fine, with blemish to rear cover, in Very Good slipcase with light edge wear, light toning and light soiling. A lovely copy.

hardcover. Tenniel (illustrator). Limited. Illustrated by John Tenniel. 183pp. 8vo, original publisher's red calf, decorated in gilt; all edges gilt. (very slight fading to the spine). New York: Limited Editions Club, 1932. Printed by William Edwin Rudge for the Limited Editions Club. Signed by Alice Hargreaves, the original" Alice" as well as by Frederic Warde who did the typography and binding design. Number 999 of 1500 copies. Fine, in publisher's red cloth slipcase.

Hardcover. John Tenniel (illustrator). In publisher's heavily gilt-decorated full red morocco leather. With the original illustrations by John Tenniel. Copy #1327 of 1500 with typography and binding by Frederick Warde who has SIGNED the colophon page. Additionally SIGNED for the publisher on a separate page bound in before the title page by Alice Hargreaves, "the original Alice," one of only about 500 copies of the total edition of 1500 copies that were signed by her a few years before her death. Alice refused to sign other editions of this famous book in her lifetime, written by Carroll for her when she was young Alice Liddell, but she was convinced with the help of monetary compensation to sign these copies. She would also sign two years later copies of THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS by the same publisher. A rare opportunity to acquire one of the most famous children's books ever published here signed by the subject of the book. Many have praised this book, but perhaps novelist Sir Walter Besant's remark is the most insightful: "It admits us into a state of being which, until it was written, was not only unexplored but undiscovered." Very light rubbing to the spine tips and corners, spine a bit sunned. Near Fine in a somewhat darkened, Very Good slipcase.

229 x 152 mm. (9 x 6"). Two volumes. Wonderland with an introduction by Henry Seidel Canby; "Looking Glass" with an introduction by Carl Van Doren. Publisher's elaborately gilt red morocco (for "Wonderland") and matching blue calf (for "Looking Glass"), both bindings designed by Frederic Warde, each with publisher's (somewhat sunned) slipcase that repeats the spine decoration from the volume. With 94 original illustrations by John Tenniel, the 43 illustrations for "Wonderland" re-engraved on wood by Bruno Rollitz, the 51 illustrations in "Looking Glass" re-engraved by Frederic Warde. Front pastedown with engraved bookplate of Charles Edward Willock, Jr. Wonderland: Quarto-Millenary 36; Newman & Wiche 36a. "Looking Glass": Quarto-Millenary 65; Newman & Wiche 65a. Extremities a little rubbed, "Looking Glass" with very slight chip across head of spine, otherwise A FINE SET, clean, fresh, and bright internally in very well-preserved bindings. These attractively-produced private press copies of two of the best-loved works of children's literature represent the only editions to be signed by the girl for whom they were written, Alice Liddell Hargreaves (1852-1934), daughter of the dean of Christ Church, Oxford, where Charles Dodgson was a lecturer in mathematics. Dodgson became a close family friend, making up stories for the children. According to DNB, it was on a picnic on 4 July 1862 that "he invented the story of Alice in Wonderland." Over the years, Alice steadfastly refused requests to sign copies of the works, but, late in her life, and prompted by a significant monetary inducement ($1.50 per signature), she was prevailed upon to sign some volumes from the present editions; about 1,200 copies of "Wonderland" and 500 of "Looking Glass" were signed. Our volume owes its appeal in large measure to the taste and skill of typographer and designer Frederic Warde (1894-1939), who began his career as a printer with the house of William Edwin Rudge, supervised the legendary Officina Bodoni, and later did work for several American private presses. EACH VOLUME ONE OF 1,500 COPIES SIGNED BY ALICE HARGREAVES, "the original Alice.".

Condition: Near Fine. Signed Limited Edition. Two volumes. First editions thus, limited to only 1500 numbered copies and published for the members of the Limited Editions Club of New York. Both books signed in ink by "The Original Alice" in Wonderland, Alice Hargreaves (née Liddell); Reportedly only about 1,000 copies of this title were signed by her, a few years before her death. With original illustrations by John Tenniel re-engraved by Frederic Warde and Bruno Rollitz; the first volume is signed at the rear limitation page by Warde. Bound in publisher's original red and blue (respectively) full leather heavily decorated in gilt, with all edges gilt; in publisher's original blue and red cloth slipcases. Near Fine with light rubbing to leather at spine ends and light fading to spine. In Very Good spotted, toned and edge-worn slipcases. A beautiful set.

Signed limited editions, both signed by Alice Hargreaves: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland numbered 197 of 1,500 copies, additionally signed by the typographer and binder Frederic Warde, Through the Looking-Glass numbered 529 of 1,500 copies. Not all copies of the Limited Editions Club edition were signed by Alice Hargreaves (née Liddell) (1852-1934). Lewis Carroll first told the story of what would become Alice's Adventures in Wonderland to Alice and her sisters on a rowing trip in 1862. Alice encouraged him to write the stories down, and he eventually presented her with the manuscript in 1864, publishing Wonderland the following year. With the phenomenal success of the book and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass (1871), Alice became famous, and she was dogged by autograph hunters for the rest of her life. Requests for her autograph were steadfastly refused. It was only in the 1930s, by which time she was in her eighties, that she agreed to sign copies of this edition. We have previously handled letters from Alice Hargreaves's son, Captain Caryl Hargreaves, negotiating his mother's involvement with the publishers. On 3 April 1932, Hargreaves explains his mother "has made it an unbroken lifelong rule never to sign her name merely in the role of the original Alice in any books or letters or autograph books or anything else. I am sure you can appreciate it will be no mean task for her to do this at the age of eighty, and it is only after considerable hesitation that she has thought fit to break her rule in order to make your edition a real collector's piece." He discusses the number of copies that Alice is prepared to sign, and notes that "she would much prefer it if you could limit the number of autographs required to 500". In a letter relating to Looking-Glass, Captain Hargreaves notes that following the "beautiful edition" of the 1932 Alice in Wonderland, his mother "has finally agreed to sign as many as 1,150 copies". Individual leaves were sent for signature, thus explaining why a signed limited edition appeared after the death of Alice Hargreaves. In his Great and Good Books: a Bibliographical Catalogue of the Limited Editions Club, Ralph Newman, gives the signed issue of Alice in Wonderland a separate reference noting "an undetermined number, said to be 500". He also provides Looking-Glass with a separate reference, but does not suggest a limitation. Regardless of the precise numbers, a signed pair is especially scarce. Williams-Madan-Green, pp. 223, 233, 246 and 253; Newman, Great and Good Books: a Bibliographical Catalogue of the Limited Editions Club, 36a & 65a. 2 works, octavo. Publisher's red morocco and blue calf, spines lettered in gilt, spines and covers elaborately decorated in gilt, edges gilt. With the publisher's red and blue cloth slipcases. Publisher's announcement card for Looking-Glass loosely inserted. Illustrations throughout by John Tenniel. Bookplates of Albert Henry Larkin. Extremities slightly rubbed, spines a little sunned, some occasional browning, abrasion to front pastedown in Wonderland below bookplate; slipcases a little worn and soiled; very good copies in good slipcases.

Hardcover. John Tenniel (illustrator). Two volumes in original full blue morocco and original full red morocco leather bindings with heavy gilt decorations. Each is copy #509 of 1500 copies with the original John Tenniel illustrations and with typography and binding by Frederick Warde who has SIGNED the first volume. Each copy is additionally SIGNED by Alice Hargreaves, "the original Alice." Only about 500 copies of the first title and about 1000 of the second were signed by her a few years before her death. Alice refused to sign other editions of this famous book in her lifetime, written by Carroll for her when she was young Alice Liddell, but she was convinced with the help of monetary compensation at an advanced age to sign these copies. Many have praised these books, but perhaps novelist Sir Walter Besant's remark on ALICE IN WONDERLAND is the most insightful: "It admits us into a state of being which, until it was written, was not only unexplored but undiscovered." Very mild sunning to the spine of the Wonderland book. Fine, bright copies in Fine slipcases. Exceptional condition.