Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll a Rado (4 results)

Full blue limp cloth boards. Upper lettered in gilt. With publisher?s dust jacket, clipped, in Mylar. , 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 : Quarto. (250 x 190 mm), Very good example. Illustrated with colour plates., 63 pp. Jacket worn at edges, some tears at corners and at back cover. Gift inscription on front pastedown, dated 1945.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Illustrated by A. Rado (Anthony (Antal) Rado ) (illustrator). First Edition; First Printing. Scarlet red dappled cloth with bright gilt title on front cover In the original publisher's pictorial dustjacket. The dust-jacket is near fine, but sadly has a tear with loss to the top rear cover (5.5cm x 2cm in a triangular shape). The d/j is now in a new protective clear - removable - bookfilm plastic cover and looks Fine. 63 pages, the title page has a small b/w illustration, and with a full page coloured frontispiece opposite. With 7 other full page coloured plates, and black and white chapter head and tail pieces throughout. Rado was an Hungarian Architect and Artist who settled in London in the 1940s, somewhat modelling his illustrations after Rackham but less 'threatening' and more imaginative ( ie: the price slip in the Hatter's hatband is £99 instead of 10/6, and the White Rabbit's house has a wonderful rabbit-eared shaped thatch roof, etc, etc. ). The beautiful full colour dust-jacket Is not price-clipped, showing the original price of 10/6 net still intact. A gift note for Christmas in ink 'To Susan.' dated 1944, is on the front free endpaper o/w NO other inscriptions or marks. A really lovely Bright Clean, Tight copy of quite a scarce Alice. If seller's images are not shown - Images available on Request. Delightful copy. ; Slim 4to 10" - 11" tall.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good ++. A Rado (illustrator). First Edition Thus. 1st Edition Thus 1944. A new edition with eight wonderful full page illustrations by A Rado. Book is very good++ with bright boards and bright. Contents good. light foxing to endpapers. The wrapper is good++ with small loss to edges and corners. Nicks/closed tears/creasing and rubbing to edges. Wrapper rear creased with a long repaired closed tear. More images can be taken upon request. Ref15444 ###019274.

, 63 pages, title page with coloured frontispiece, 7 coloured plates, black and white illustrations throughout, beautifully illustrated dust jacket in colour First Edition , internally very clean, cover as new, very good condition , dustwrapper a little scuffed at the head of spine and top edge, very good condition , red cloth with gilt title on cover 26 x 19 cms Hardback ISBN: