Alice Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, First Edition (592 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. HARDBACK NODUSTJACKET, 1924 on copyright pg, 1st Modern Library Edition, 1ST PRINTING, , BONI & LIVERIGHT LETTERS on Front Green FLEXIBLE Leather Cvr & on title pg, CHAPTER 2 HAS ALICE'S LONG NECK OMITTED FROM OTHER EDITIONS, (suggestion of mushroom imbibing). VG condition, Light wear to some pages & Foxing, in green flexible boards WITH GOLD GILT ON FRONT CVR & SPINE lite wear , Light Fox Wear Thruout, 351 pgs, NO ADS in Back, 4 1/4 X 6 1/2 IN. owner stamp to front pastedown,LITE bumping to spine, , mild staining to rear endpapers. CREASE TO COVER SPINE.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Arthur Rackham (illustrator). 1st Edition. *** IF YOU LIVE OUTSIDE THE UK YOU MUST CHOOSE PRIORITY MAIL AT CHECKOUT SO I CAN INSURE AND TRACK THE BOOK. IF YOU DO NOT CHOOSE PRIORITY MAIL YOU ORDER WILL BE REFUSED AND I WILL NOT TRADE WITH YOU AGAIN. *** This is a UK first edition hardcover published by William Heinemann in 1907. The photos show the condition better than I can describe, however overall I am grading as Very Good for its age, heading towards Near Fine. The book has a straight spine, sharp corners and firm spine ends, with a lightly sunned spine. The gilt illustration on the front cover is intact and not rubbed and the text on the boards is likewise complete. There is the inevitable page toning to the edges but the interior of the book is clean, aside from the odd fox spot. There is an owner inscription dated 1908 to the front end paper, which promotes Rip Van Winkle on the reverse at 15s net. The title page states there is also a "proem by Austin Dobson" and confirms the publisher as William Heinemann. There is no mention of a publication date anywhere but research confirms this to be 1907. the book has numerous black and white illustrations throughout and has the 13 original colour drawings.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Anne Bachelier (illustrator). 1st Edition. (2005). The collector's leatherette bound edition, limited to 250 copies SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR, ANNE BACHELIER. Two titles in one volume bound tete-beche (i.e., head-to-toe) in narrow folio full blue pictorial leatherette stamped in gilt. Profusely illustrated in full color in the text, and with both full plate and folding plate illustrations. With an oversized bookmark signed by Bachelier laid in. As new. A spectacular production. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Tenniel (illustrator). 1st Edition. HARDBACK NODUSTJACKET, 1924 on copyright pg, 1st Modern Library Edition, 1ST PRINTING, , BONI & LIVERIGHT LETTERS on Front Green FLEXIBLE Leather Cvr & on title pg, CHAPTER 2 HAS ALICE'S LONG NECK OMITTED FROM OTHER EDITIONS, (suggestion of mushroom imbibing). GOOD+ condition, Light wear Wrinkling to some pages & Foxing, in green flexible boards WITH GOLD GILT ON FRONT CVR & SPINE, Light Fox Wear Thruout, 351 pgs, NO ADS in Back, 4 1/4 X 6 1/2 IN. LIGHT WATER STAIN BLANK Margin few pgs, This edition has strong dark printing, illustrations ,BONI & LIVERIGHT LETTERS B&L on Front Green FLEXIBLE Leather Cvr & on title pg, CHAPTER 2 HAS ALICE? LONG NECK OMITTED FROM OTHER EDITIONS , (suggestion of mushroom imbibing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 162pp Proem by A. Dobson. Arthur Rackman did the 13 color plates intact with captioned tissue guards. Also many b/w illustrations. Cover in good condition. Text on spine faded and some loss to back cover. Some foxing on end papers and edges. Owner's name on frontis paper in ink. No printing date but believed to be 1907.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First THUS. Extremely scarce, illustrated by Mervyn Peake. Acknowledged to be one of the very few truly original interpretations of 'Alice' since Tenniel. Special Volume 67 of the Zephyr Book Series. A beautiful copy, original paperback with jacket preserved in mylar. Near fine. Small closed tear at top of jacket spine, otherwise NF. Pages/covers/jacket clean, NO foxing or markings. Binding sturdy. Please feel free to ask for photos.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good-. Dust Jacket Condition: good +. First Edition thus. Large octavo, 192pp., illustrated. About very good in the publisher's cream boards, stamped in gilt. Some foxing to boards, and mild intermittent foxing internally. Still a crisp, sound example. In the uncommon olive green stiff dust jacket, backed with white cloth, as issued. Soiling to the interior of the jacket, and one 2-inch closed tear near the base. Spine panel mildly sunned; overall good or better. Owner's name and the date of Christmas 1901 on the front free endpaper. Not a fine copy, but still a pleasing copy of this lovely edition of Carroll's classic.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by A. E. Jackson (illustrator). First Edition Thus. First Printing. Publisher's full grey cloth, gilt lettering and embossed black decorative panels on spine and cover, illustrated endpapers. nd (1919). Illustrated with 15 full-page, full-color tipped-in plates by A. E. Jackson, as well as numerous in-text B&W drawings and head and tail-pieces, also by Jackson. Each of the color plates is tipped-in onto thick gray card stock. Title page printed in red. Alfred Edward Frederick Jackson (1873-1952), a prolific illustrator of children's literature. Over the course of his career, Jackson contributed illustrations to several magazine supplements such as The Sketch and The Rainbow, and illustrated bestselling editions of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels (1914), Tales From Shakespeare (1919), Charles Kingsley's The Water Babies (1920), Tales from the Arabian Nights (1920) and Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe (1921). . Spine moderately sunned and faded, mild wear at head and heel, corners lightly bumped, else fine; unmarked, tight, square and clean. All of the tipped-in illustrations are in perfet condition, bright and clean. Extremely scarce edition. VERY GOOD. . Color Plates. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 199 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Barry Moser (illustrator). SIGNED. 146; 167pp. Quarto [35 cm] 1/4 cloth with paper over boards. Decorative endpapers. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is bumped at the bottom fore-edge corner of the front cover. The front board of the first volume is barely negligibly warped. In very attractive dust jackets, with mild surface rubbing. The dust jacket of the first book is just a little darkened on the reverse. The Pennyroyal Edition designed and illustrated by Barry Moser. Moser has inscribed the title page of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." First printings of The California Edition of the Pennyroyal Press Edition.

Hardcover. First Edition Thus, First Printing. Quartos, 2 Volumes. In Very Good condition with Good plus dust jackets. "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" has black and white spine with red text, "Through the Looking Glass" has black and white spine with blue text. Dust jackets are protected by mylar covering and have toning to rear covers and interior flaps, mild edge and shelf wear. "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" has tearing to head edge of spine. Prices uncut "$19.95". Text blocks have previous owner's name in pen on second page. Both volumes signed by Illustrator Barry Moser on title page. Shelved in Case 14. 1374194. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1915 Silent Film 1ed Alice in Wonderland Carroll + Looking Glass Nonpareil Scenes Lewis Carroll's landmark masterpiece, 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland,' was first published in 1865. This fascinating fantasy tale of a young girl falling down a rabbit hole, is surely one of the most iconic pieces of literature for all time. It has been adapted into many different versions of film, most notably by Disney in 1951. 'Through the Looking Glass' was published a few years after the success of 'Adventures in Wonderland'. While it was never as popular as 'Alice' it did include "the greatest nonsense poem ever written in the English language, the 'Jabberwocky'" (Gardner). This early 20th-century American edition includes both titles in one binding notable for the full-page 'photo-play' illustrations. These engravings depict scenes from the Nonpareil feature silent film adaptation of Alice. Item number: #27904 Price: $499 CARROLL, Lewis Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass New York: Grosset & Dunlap, [ca. 1915]. First edition. Details: Collation: Complete with all pages o Alice [8], 136 o Looking Glass [4], 141-297, [1] o 32 plates from the photoplay, plus color frontispiece Provenance: Handwritten T. Walker Lewis Language: English Binding: Hardcover; secure o Gray pictorial cloth Size: ~9.25in X 6.75in (23.5cm x 17cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! Photos available upon request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Cover. Jackson, A. E. (illustrator). First Edition. Very Good Hardcover with decorative cover, 10 tipped in Colour plates Plus many black and white illustrations throughout.

Condition: Near Fine. Jacket Condition: Very Good +. 1st Edition thus, 12 x 18.2 cm plain white paperback with original dust jacket 347 [5]pp with black and white illustrations by Mervyn Peake. A clean book, without name, inscription or bookplate and with no marking and a little creasing at the spine tip. The original dust jacket is a little toned with fading to the titles on the spine. There is 0.5 cm chip to the head of the spine with a tape reinforcement to the rear and a 0.5 cm closed tear on the top edge of the front panel. All in all an excellent 1st Edition copy of this Peake illustrated classic. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. PICK UP IN SHERMAN OAKS OKAY 86th thousand printing, circa 1910 Very good condition hard cover no dust jacket gently read clean pages but at least 10 of the black and white have nicely done crayon coloring, hinges tender tan cloth with brown, yellow, and black pictorial illustrations on cover and spine, gilt titling ; minor shelf wear Twelve full page color plates by Kirk and fifty John Tenniel drawings .

Tapa Dura. Condition: En muy buen estado. Dust Jacket Condition: En muy buen estado. Número de edición no especificado. Ilustrado por Arthur Rackham. Contiene láminas a color e ilustraciones en el texto. Proemio de Austin Dobson. Primera edición en distribuirse en Estados Unidos. Encuadernado en tela editorial. Medidas: 20,5 x 15,5cm. Londres/ Nueva York. Impreso en Inglaterra. Idioma: Inglés. Páginas: 162. Peso: 1200 Gramos.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Lewis Carroll, Alice s Adventures in Wonderland, illustrated by Harry Rountre, published by Thomas Nelson, [1908] 247 pages 9 x7 ins (23 x 7 cm) With 92 colour illustrations printed on art paper. Top edge gilt The covers back and front are extremely good, the spine extremities with only a little wear, the colours are extremely bright. End papers still whole. A very heavy book. Book feels solid and square with no odours or foxing. It has a very slight lean. Previous owners address stuck to front pasted down, the occasional light handling mark, signature separations showing on a few pages, (see sample) 113, Pages 244-246 have flaws in the printing and final page has damp bubbles. About the best I have ever handled and a credit to the previous owner.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Hudson, Gwynedd [G. M.] (illustrator). New Edition. 1935 date at title page; stated New Edition 1935 at copyright page. Greyish green full-cloth pictorial boards, gilt impressed cover and spine titles, moderate shelf wear, toning, discoloration. Color plate in bright hues affixed to front board: "The March Hare and the Hatter Were Having Tea". Thick heavy stock leaves generally very good, clean; small area of discoloration to front endpaper. Deep red top-stain. Frontispiece plate of "Alice and Dinah," her cat. Bind good; hinges intact. Includes scarce original two-part box with titles with the "Alice and Dinah" plate to cover. Features a dozen richly colored plates by Gwynedd Hudson and several full-page b&w illustrations. Also, decorative headers, tail-pieces, partial-page imagery throughout. Couple minor pen markings likely from child, one on box pastedown and one to book cover pastedown. Attractive rarity with sharp interior in good intact pictorial case. Recognized as one of the great pairings of an inimitable illustrator and the imagination of a remarkable storyteller, this work became an extremely influential edition with the marvelous color plates and drawings by , showing both a dark side and a sensitivity to the fantasy and "wonder" in the story. Lewis Carroll's classic begins on a boring summer afternoon when the bright and inquisitive Alice follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole. At the bottom, she finds herself immersed in a bizarre world full of strange creatures and bizarre goings-on. She tries pills and potions, and attends a very strange tea party and croquet match. An immensely witty mix of satire, puzzles, and drama, this is one of literature's most astute depictions of the experience of childhood. Printed in the United States of America. 182 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. Stated Second Impression, 1926. Red full-cloth boards, sharp Rackham plate at cover of the stylized mock turtle and phoenix, white cover and spine titles, some rub, shelf wear, discoloration. Thick heavy stock leaves good; some fox to front, back endpapers. Frontispiece plate of "Alice" with tissue guard. Pictorial endpapers in monochromatic green of cast of characters on the road to Alice's house where her oversized hand sticks out of window and a lizard is ejecting from chimney. Bind good, intact. Includes a dozen richly colored plates by Arthur Rackham with captioned tissue guards and fifteen full-page b&w illustrations. Also, decorative headers, tail-pieces, partial-page imagery throughout. Solid, intact rarity. Recognized as one of the great pairings of an inimitable illustrator and the imagination of a remarkable storyteller, this work became an extremely influential edition with the marvelous color plates and drawings by Arthur Rackham, showing both a dark side and a sensitivity to the fantasy and "wonder" in the story. This work was among the first to offer a trade edition and a limited edition signed by the artist that brought special attention to the quality of the art printed for the edition. Lewis Carroll's classic begins on a boring summer afternoon when the bright and inquisitive Alice follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole. At the bottom, she finds herself immersed in a bizarre world full of strange creatures and bizarre goings-on. She tries pills and potions, and attends a very strange tea party and croquet match. An immensely witty mix of satire, puzzles, and drama, this is one of literature's most astute depictions of the experience of childhood. Stated at copyright: Printed in Great Britain by R. Clay & Sons, Ltd., Bungay, Suffolk. 162 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Tarrant, Margaret W. (illustrator). First Edition Thus. Dated 1916 at title page. Large 6 1/2" x 8 1/2" design. Dark blue cloth boards, gilt impressed cover and spine titles, borders, some shelf wear, rub. Protected in clear sleeve. Front board with mounted color plate of Alice being corrected by rabbit and hatter. Dramatic frontispiece plate of Alice: "The whole pack rose up into the air and came flying down upon her." Pages generally good; few w/small closed tears, some toning, fox to leaves w/text, plates very good. Antiquarian inscription at front blank endpaper: "a/o Dear Linda, From Frank G. Carswell, Christmas, 1916." Bind good; back hinge reinforced. Solid, near good rarity. Front endpaper features dynamic two-page spread of the assorted Wonderland characters running after Alice w/b.g. of golden cherub fountain and Cheshire cat looking smiling down from sky; few small numbers at top corner. Back pastedown features color collage of Alice surrounded by characters in various scenes; adjacent endpaper removed. This classic edition is charmingly illustrated w/color plates by Edwardian artist, Margaret Tarrant, regarded as one of the finest illustrators of children's books. Forty-eight colour plates on smooth coated paper enchant the viewer throughout. Many unique to this volume. Margaret Tarrant was a prolific children's book illustrator and author best known for her imagery applied to myths and fables such as Alice in Wonderland and Andersen's fairy tales. Tarrant's artistic style is heavily fairy-tale orientated and often features motifs of mythical animals and beings. Her soft dreamy illustrations are exemplified in this volume and portray the extent of her talent. Lewis Carroll's classic begins on a boring summer afternoon when the bright and inquisitive Alice follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole. At the bottom, she finds herself immersed in a bizarre world full of strange creatures and bizarre goings-on. She tries pills and potions, and attends a very strange tea party and croquet match. An immensely witty mix of satire, puzzles, and drama and one of literature's most astute depictions of the experience of childhood. At back, half dozen pages of adverts for available titles from Ward, Lock, & Co. Made in England. 332 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. No date; circa 1925 early printing. Stated at copyright: "Printed in Great Britain." Deep red full-cloth boards, pictorial cover design, unusually sharp cover and spine titles, borders, moderate shelf wear. Near fine mounted plate at cover: "The Mock Turtle drew a long breath and said, 'That's very curious.'" Thick heavy stock leaves generally very good; moderate fox to text block, some at front and back pages diminishing towards interior. Attractive children's name pencilled at front pastedown: "Irma A. Case," and below this stylishly inscribed, also in pencil: "from Miss Charlotte Noland for Sunday School." Frontispiece plate of "Alice" with tissue guard. Pictorial endpapers in monochromatic green. Bind good, square; hinges intact. Austin Dobson's Proem precedes contents pages. Includes thirteen richly colored plates by Arthur Rackham with captioned tissue guards and fifteen full-page b&w illustrations. Also, decorative headers, tail-pieces, partial-page imagery throughout. A generally very good early printing with exception of some fox to interior at front, back pages. Recognized as one of the great pairings of an inimitable illustrator and the imagination of a remarkable storyteller, this work became an extremely influential edition with the marvelous color plates and drawings by Arthur Rackham, showing both a dark side and a sensitivity to the fantasy and "wonder" in the story. This work was among the first to offer a trade edition and a limited edition signed by the artist that brought special attention to the quality of the art printed for the edition. Lewis Carroll's classic begins on a boring summer afternoon when the bright and inquisitive Alice follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole. At the bottom, she finds herself immersed in a bizarre world full of strange creatures and bizarre goings-on. She tries pills and potions, and attends a very strange tea party and croquet match. An immensely witty mix of satire, puzzles, and drama, this is one of literature's most astute depictions of the experience of childhood. 162 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. No date; circa 1907. Stated at copyright: "Printed in England" without any other printing details. Deep red full-cloth boards, Rackham pictorial plate: "The Mock Turtle drew a long breath and said, 'That's very curious'", white cover titles and border, some shelf wear, discoloration, spine rub. Thick heavy stock leaves generally very good; no writing. Frontispiece plate of "Alice." Bind good, intact. Includes thirteen richly colored plates by Arthur Rackham and fifteen full-page b&w illustrations. Also, decorative headers, tail-pieces, partial-page imagery throughout. A near good first edition with near very good interior. Recognized as one of the great pairings of an inimitable illustrator and the imagination of a remarkable storyteller, this work became an extremely influential edition with the marvelous color plates and drawings by Arthur Rackham, showing both a dark side and a sensitivity to the fantasy and "wonder" in the story. This work was among the first to offer a trade edition and a limited edition signed by the artist that brought special attention to the quality of the art printed for the edition. Lewis Carroll's classic begins on a boring summer afternoon when the bright and inquisitive Alice follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole. At the bottom, she finds herself immersed in a bizarre world full of strange creatures and bizarre goings-on. She tries pills and potions, and attends a very strange tea party and croquet match. An immensely witty mix of satire, puzzles, and drama, this is one of literature's most astute depictions of the experience of childhood. 162 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. With illustrations throughout by John Tenniel. (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition thus, 1950. Two volume miniature edition published in Paris. Paper slightly age yellowed. Beautifully bound in quarter red morocco and red marbled paper covered boards. Complete with the original paper covered slipcase, very slightly split with sides marked and stained. A lovely miniature edition. Scarce. Book.

Condition: Light rubbing. Full blue cloth boards. Upper stamped in gilt with pictorial paste-on. Spine lettered in gilt. Pictorial pasted and free endpapers. , Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 ? 1898), known as Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet, mathematician and photographer, widely known for his iconic children?s books, most notably being Alice?s Adventures in Wonderland (1865). Through the Looking-Glass (1871) is its sequel., Size : 8vo.(210 x 150 mm), A very good example of Carroll?s quintessential work. 1st Tarrant edition. 44 colour plates, as issued, despite title claiming 48 plates (endpapers possibly included as part of this count of 48). , 340 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition thus. (NOT AVAILABLE FOR EXPEDITED SHIPPING THROUGH ALIBRIS, AMAZON OR B&N). Folio bound in red cloth in matching red cloth custom slipcase. With second, matching red cloth chemise enclosing a drawing of The Mad Hatter signed by Moser. 147 pp. with titles in black and blue and margin notes in red, illustrations by Moser, including a page proof of Alice at p. 131. The deluxe trade edition of the Pennyroyal Edition (which did not include the Mad Hatter drawing). With a Note On The Text by Selwyn H. Goodacre and and A Note On The Prints by Moser. Fine in fine slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Barry Moser (illustrator). 1st Edition. First "California Edition," facsimile reprint of the earlier (& scarcer, & more expensive) Pennyroyal Press edition. LCCN 82-40110. Signed issue. Two hardcover volumes: Oversize red cloth covered hardback issued without dust jacket (text); & signed Barry Moser print of the Mad Hatter in a separate hardback folio, also issued without dust jacket. Both volumes contained in a hard red cloth-covered slipcase. Both hardbacks and slipcase in Fine+ to As New condition, clean and unmarked. Heavy oversize set will require a shipping surcharge if not sent via US Media Mail, or to any non-US destination. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Illustrated by Barry Moser (illustrator). First Edition; First Printing. Most of us grew up on either the original John Tenniel illustrations for Alice, or the Disney movie of Alice in Wonderland. Well, this is a whole new world that Alice lives in, brought to life by the woodcuts of Barry Moser. This is the two volume, University of California Press edition of Moser's original Pennyroyal Press edition, reproducing all the woodcuts. The folio sized books are housed in a beautiful slipcase, illustrated on front and back. Both volumes are signed by Moser on the title page. There is a Forward by Professor James R. Kincaid, recently retired from USC, as well as marginal notes by Kincaid on the text of both books. Condition of all the components is near fine with the exception of slight fading to the spines. Check our other listings for Moser's Wizard of Oz, as well as his own book of essays, speeches, etc, In the Face of Presumptions.; Woodcuts; Vol. 1/2/2025; B&W Woodcuts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 146,167 pages; Signed by Illustrator.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. With Forty-four Illustrations By John Tenniel (illustrator). 1st Edition. Green crushed leather, gilt decorations, gilt design borders, gilt fore-edges with cloth bookmarker, marbled endpages. 200 pgs. (1) Christmas Greetings (from a fairy to a child) Publisher's ads. (2) 1. Attractive in custom box. Quite Rare Worldcat finds 0 copies. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.

Hardcover. Barry Moser (illustrator). 130pp. Folio in red cloth with red metallic stamping to spine and front board top edge metallic red, housed in publisher's red cloth slipcase with a signed woodcut print (itself housed in a red cloth portfolio). Subtle fading to spines and slipcase, else near fine. A careful reproduction of the original printing by Howard McGrath at Pennyroyal Press. First printing of this University California Press edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustwrapper. Kuniyoshi kaneko (illustrator). 1st Thus. Coloured frontispiece and 12 black and white full page illiustrations.The magenta cloth is fine with inset oval illustration to front board in colour. There is no box.

8vo. 11 volumes, set. First editions thus. Original various-coloured cloth, gilt. All but two in acetate or printed jackets. Top edges stained to match the cloth and/or the jacket. Illustrated by John Tenniel, Robert Micklewright, Charles Mozley, Margery Gill, Barry Driscoll, Susan Einzig, Edward Ardizzone & Aubrey Beardsley. Volumes 1 and 4 are without their acetate jackets. The jackets of volumes 7 & 8 are price-clipped. The last three volumes are a little faded on the spines and the laminate is lifting in places along the bottom edge of volume 10. Volume 8 is rubbed at the head of the spine where there is also a creased tear extending to the back panel but repaired with tape on the verso. With these exceptions noted, the books are mostly fine/near fine in near fine d/ws. A complete set of the Nonesuch Press Cygnets. Some of the last books to be published by the press and setting new standards for children's book design. Uncommon.