ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND; [signed, limited edition].
(London): Folio Society, 2016. First edition thus. Number 923 of 1,000 copies numbered and SIGNED BY VAN SANDWYK on original copperplate etching tipped in at front (from a total edition of 1,030). Issued to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first edition. Text follows the revised edition of 1897 with "minor emendations." A gorgeous production, lavishly printed, illustrated, and bound. Folio gilt-stamped vellum-backed red paper boards with red-foil embellished front cover illustration stamped in black, white, and gilt; vellum-tipped corners; top edge gilt; 160 plus pages. Publisher's small printed note on the nature of the vellum spine laid in. Housed in original red cloth-covered clamshell case with illustrated label printed on gray paper in black and gilt. Both book and box are fine.
Item #72713
Price: $2,450.00