1907 First ALICE IN WONDERLAND Edition ALICE\'S Adventures LEWIS CARROLL Antique For Sale

ALICE\'S ADVENTURESIN WONDERLANDThisSALE!is for anoriginal 1907FIRSTEDITIONof\"ALICE\'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND\"by Lewis Carroll,as illustrated byBESSIE PEASE GUTMANN.
YOU\'LL LOVE THIS BOOK!!! It features10 COLOR PLATES!!! by eminent artistBESSIE PEASE GUTMANN.It is a work of children\'s literature by the English mathematician and author, Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, written under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells the story of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit-hole into a fantasy realm populated by talking playing cards and anthropomorphic creatures. The tale is fraught with satirical allusions to Dodgson\'s friends and to the lessons that British schoolchildren were expected to memorize. The Wonderland described in the tale plays with logic in ways that have made the story of lasting popularity with adults as well as children. A girl named Alice is bored while on a picnic with her older sister. She finds interest in a passing white rabbit, dressed in a waistcoat and muttering \"Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!\" She follows it down a rabbit-hole where she finds herself floating down into a dream underworld. As she attempts to follow the rabbit, she has several adventures. She grows to gigantic size and shrinks to a fraction of her original height; meets a group of small animals stranded in a sea of her own previously shed tears; gets trapped in the rabbit\'s house when she enlarges herself again; meets a baby which changes into a pig, and a cat which disappears leaving only his smile behind; goes to a never-ending tea party; goes to the shore and meets a Gryphon and a Mock Turtle; and attends the trial of the Knave of Hearts, who has been accused of stealing tarts. Eventually, Alice wakes up back with her sister. Published in 1907,it is inVERY GOODCONDITION!!! forany age and especially to be119 YEARS OLD!!!Published in 1907, it is in VERY GOOD CONDITION!!! for any age and especially to be 119 YEARS OLD!!! ALL PAGES ARE PRESENT!!!Page 17/18 is uncut, as pictured. This leaf was never trimmed by the publisher, and the outer edge still shows the original uncut margin. The page is also unopened at the fold, meaning the publisher never slit it apart during production. At some point, a previous owner appears to have partially separated the fold by hand, as shown in the photos. The page could technically be reinforced with archival, reversible mending tape, but we chose to leave it untouched, as cutting or altering unopened pages can reduce collector value, especially in first editions and early printings. The book remains structurally sound, and all text on surrounding leaves is unaffected.The color plate facing page 38 has been professionally reattached. It now sits securely and lies flat, with no impact on surrounding pages or the integrity of the binding.As pictured, each page has an attractive border around text. The ILLUSTRATIONS arein vivid color with some in-text black and white illustrations.The original blue cloth pictorial boards are quiteappealing witha white rabbit in a red jacket.This a very nice collectible copy so...GET IT WHILE YOU CAN!!!