Accession number:
PML 352769
Published:
New York : Macmillan & Co., 1881.
Description:
192, [10], 224, 8 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Credit:
Acquired for the Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., Lewis Carroll Collection before 2010.
Notes:
"Each book has its own title page. 'Alice' title states 'NEW EDITION, NEW YORK, MACMILLAN AND CO., 1881.' This appears to be a printing of the 1877 New Edition, and it also bears the printer's imprint (J.J. Little) on the verso of the title page. 'Looking-Glass' title states 'FIFTIETH THOUSAND' and has the imprint 'London and New York.' Macmillans's American 'Looking-Glass' during this period was taken from the 50th thousand of the London edition"--Cf. Lovett & Lovett.
Publisher's adveritsements (8 pages) at end.
Binding:
Reddish-brown cloth stamped in black and gilt, with vignettes of Alice holding the Duchess's baby pig and Cheshire Cat on front; brown endpapers.
Variant Title:
Through the looking-glass
Inscriptions/Markings:
Rubberstamp on front flyleaf and title pages: Oxford Branch, Talbot County Free Library; inscription in ink on title pages: 4530.
Provenance:
from the Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., Lewis Carroll Collection.
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