The Nursery Alice

Dodgson, Charles Lewis Carroll

Published by Macmillan London,, 1890

About this Item

First published Edition Second Issue priced at One Shilling . This edition is printed on white, rather than toned, paper; the price of 'Four Shillings' above the imprint is changed to 'One Shilling and the illustration on page 34 of Alice and the Cheshire Cat shows Alice with her back towards the reader and not in profile. Coloured frontispiece and 19 colour illustrations after John Tenniel, 3pp. publisher's advertisements to rear. Occasional light finger soiling, closed 2-inch tear to p.45, several leaves to rear with tiny corner clip, Original pictorial cloth-backed boards by E. Gertrude Thomson extremities slightly rubbed, minor soiling to rear. Provenance: Eileen G. Hallibone - gift inscription on the front free endpaper.Note this issue sometimes referred to as the second issue of the second edition, although Carroll rejected the entire run of 10000 of the true first edition prior to publication. Seller Inventory # 110354

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Nursery Alice

Publisher: Macmillan London,

Publication Date: 1890

Binding: Hardback

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: later edition.