Carroll, Lewis. THE NURSERY "ALICE". MACMILLAN AND CO., 1889 4to, the dedication copy with an unusually warm inscription (inscribed "Marie Van der Gucht | with the Author's love. | August 13, 1889." on the half-title) comprising one of the exceptionally rare "pre-publication" issues, printed in brown throughout, illustrations after John Tenniel loosely inserted albumen print cabinet card of Marie Van der Gucht inscribed by Lewis Carroll to her mother ("Mrs Van der Gucht, | in feeble acknowledgement | of the loan of a valuable | jewel, Sep. 1. 1886. | C.L.D.") on label laid down to reverse, 2 pages of publisher's advertisements at end, author's presentation binding of full brown morocco with title on spine and upper cover, small floral inlays in corners and spine, spine in compartments, marbled endpapers, some light soiling, occasional tears (including tear to frontispiece leaf not affecting image), binding worn with loss to extremities, modern photo-corners to front free endpaper, front free endpaper becoming loose at gutter, adhesive tape repair to lower endpaper, photograph creased at corners with adhesive tape repairs
Carroll, Lewis. THE NURSERY "ALICE". MACMILLAN AND CO., 1889 4to, the dedication copy with an unusually warm inscription (inscribed "Marie Van der Gucht | with the Author's love. | August 13, 1889." on the half-title) comprising one of the exceptionally rare "pre-publication" issues, printed in brown throughout, illustrations after John Tenniel loosely inserted albumen print cabinet card of Marie Van der Gucht inscribed by Lewis Carroll to her mother ("Mrs Van der Gucht, | in feeble acknowledgement | of the loan of a valuable | jewel, Sep. 1. 1886. | C.L.D.") on label laid down to reverse, 2 pages of publisher's advertisements at end, author's presentation binding of full brown morocco with title on spine and upper cover, small floral inlays in corners and spine, spine in compartments, marbled endpapers, some light soiling, occasional tears (including tear to frontispiece leaf not affecting image), binding worn with loss to extremities, modern photo-corners to front free endpaper, front free endpaper becoming loose at gutter, adhesive tape repair to lower endpaper, photograph creased at corners with adhesive tape repairs
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