Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1935. The original John Tenniel illustrations re-engraved in metal by book designed and typographer Frederic Warde. Signed/Limited edition. Navy blue morocco decoratively stamped in gilt spine and both panels, aeg, in publisher's glassine, housed in publisher's red cloth slipcase. Fine in near complete glassine wrapper with most of the loss to spine, in near fine red cloth slipcase. Item #227869
This extraordinary 1935 LEC edition of Through the Looking-Glass is among the only such copies signed by Alice Hargreaves, the original Alice of Carroll’s creation. Limited to 1,500 copies and bound in sumptuous blue morocco with lavish gilt decoration, it brings together literary legend, exquisite craftsmanship, and personal history. The Tenniel illustrations are re-engraved by Frederic Warde, enhancing clarity and detail. As a beautifully designed tribute to Carroll’s enduring masterpiece, personally signed by its muse, this volume holds both emotional and bibliophilic significance—making it a rare gem for collectors of classic children’s fiction and literary history.
Limited to 1500 copies, of which this is 364. Signed by the original Alice (Liddell) Hargreaves on the colophon page.
Price: $3,000.00