Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Day 1: Fine Art & Decorative Works

Thu, Jul 16, 2015 05:00PM EDT - Fri, Jul 17, 2015 05:00PM EDT
Lot 274

<em>Through the Looking-Glass, and What

Estimate: $500 - $1,000

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Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll London: Macmillan and Co., 1872, first edition, first issue with "wade" on page 21 and one-page of advertisements at rear, in original gilt-stamped red cloth, with gilt vignettes of the Red and White Queens on the front and back covers, all edges gilt, housed in a custom-made cloth clamshell case with a leather spine, book 7-1/2 x 5-1/4 in. good only in slightly darkened red cloth at the top of the front boards, wear at the extremities, bumped front corner, and a bit of loss at the top of the spine; near fine clamshell case, 8 x 6 in.. Provenance: North Carolina Private Collection

Condition

good only in slightly darkened red cloth at the top of the front boards, wear at the extremities, bumped front corner, and a bit of loss at the top of the spine; near fine clamshell case, 8 x 6 in.