Lewis Carroll / Alice in Wonderland signed 1st/3rd
Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Charles Van Sandwyk (illustrator). First edition, third printing - signed by Charles Van Sandwyk. In new and unread condition - complete with original slipcase, also immaculate.
Lewis Carroll's extraordinary dream of a world ? or world of a dream ? has seeped into our collective consciousness like few other books. Filled with outlandish creatures and quizzical conversations, its apparent nonsense is underpinned by its own logic, which surely makes it the most imaginative tale ever written. Widely adapted, it has also been translated into 176 languages, including Cockney, Middle Breton and three languages of Zimbabwe. Tinted title pages and a spectacular new binding design reflect the magic of Carroll's incomparable story, while Charles van Sandwyk's series of charming colour plates and black-and-white drawings neatly capture its many iconic characters. Van Sandwyk has also hand drawn gorgeous new endpaper maps. Bound in blocked cloth with an inset printed label Set in Adobe Caslon 168 pages 37 integrated colour illustrations and 44 black & white illustrations Printed map endpapers Printed slipcase