Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There FIRST EDITION

Lewis Carroll

Published by Macmillan and Co., London, 1872

About this Item

First edition first impression of the iconic sequel to Alices Adventures Underground This particular volume in unique in that is itnbspsigned by the author Lewis Carroll Inscribed to the half title in what appears to be Carrolls hand in his infamous purple ink Dorothy Furniss from the Author Dorothy Furniss was the daughter of Harry Furniss who worked with Carroll illustrating his book Sylvie and Bruno Dorothy was born in 1879 several years after the first edition of Through the LookingGlass so this could have been a Christening present Interestingly we have been informed from a collector that they own the sister copy to this book being a first edition of Alices Adventures Underground also inscribed to Dorothy Furniss Unverified Hardback original cloth with gilt tooled border and gilt stamped motif to cover gilt tooled title to spine All edges gilt Original dark endpapers Illustrated frontispiece with tissue guard fifty illustrations by Tenniel throughout Rear board detached Front board until contents page near detached Lifting to spine Shelf wear and some fraying to edges Top right corner of front board bumped Rubbing Cracking to gutter Light marginal spotting to prelims Furniss of inscription a little faded Tissue guard to frontispiece creased Pages lightly toned to the edges with occasional infrequent spotting otherwise clean Overall fair condition Collectors item with a unique and intriguing story.

Seller Inventory # 106079

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There FIRST EDITION
• Publisher: Macmillan and Co., London
• Publication Date: 1872
• Binding: Hardback
• Illustrator: John Tenniel
• Edition: First Edition.
• Book Type: book