Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Illustrated by Willy Pogany [First Edition] Carroll, Lewis [Assez bon] [Couverture rigide]

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1929 at copyright page; no others dates, indications. Lilac cloth boards, gilt embossed cover design and titles, light shelf wear, rub, spine toning. Cover depicts the whimsical rabbit inviting Alice through to her adventures. Pages generally near fine, clean with attractive toning. Little residue, missing material, sticker-pull verso front endpaper; small corner chip. Antiquarian inscription at same page: "Happy birthday greetings, From Ruth and Alice, 11/18/29." Beautifully decorated montage endpapers in rich colors by Willy Pogany. Illustrated throughout with charming full and partial-page imagery and decoration. Pogany's delightful black-and-white line illustrations present Alice as a definite child of the '20's, including bobbed hair and a mid-thigh length checked skirt, knee sox, and a "sailor" blouse. Bright, full color dust wrapper, moderate edge wear, rub, toning, some spine chip; protected in new clear sleeve. Rare wrapper matches endpaper montage w/the wrap-around scenes in

621.83 EUR