Illustrated by John Tenniel.
New York, The Limited Editions Club, 1932 & 1935.
Both signed by the original 'Alice'. Alice Hargreaves was the married name of Alice Liddell, for whom Lewis Carroll originally wrote the book. In 1932, during the celebrations of the centenary of Carroll's birth, Alice, who had lived a peaceful life in the south of England for many years, suddenly became a public figure. Her most notable and watched action was a trip to New York to receive an honorary degree from Columbia University' (Lovett & Lovett).
Limited edition, each numbered 248 of 1500 copies, signed by Alice Hargreaves on second blank of first volume and limitation page of second volume, signed by the typographer and binder Frederic Ward on limitation page of first volume; 2 vols; 8vo; engraved frontispiece, title and further illustrations within text by Tenniel; publisher's red & blue calf, gilt panels, Tenniel devices to spines, slight wear to extremities, small ink spot to upper cover of first volume, otherwise very good and internally fine.
Williams–Madan–Green, pp. 223 & 233; Lovett & Lovett 90a and 94a.
Limited edition, each numbered 248 of 1500 copies, signed by Alice Hargreaves on second blank of first volume and limitation page of second volume, signed by the typographer and binder Frederic Ward on limitation page of first volume; 2 vols; 8vo; engraved frontispiece, title and further illustrations within text by Tenniel; publisher's red & blue calf, gilt panels, Tenniel devices to spines, slight wear to extremities, small ink spot to upper cover of first volume, otherwise very good and internally fine.
Williams–Madan–Green, pp. 223 & 233; Lovett & Lovett 90a and 94a.
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