Lot 4 · Children's Books, Original Illustrations and Vintage Film Posters
DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge (1832-98) [i.e. "Lewis CARROLL"]. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland . London: Macmillan and Co., 1866. 8° (178 x 116mm). Half-title, wood-engraved frontispiece and illustrations by John Tenniel (some light spotting, occasional marginal light finger-soiling). Red morocco gilt by the Chelsea Bindery, green morocco lettering-pieces, double gilt rule on sides, small central illustration of Alice holding a pig on the front and a picture of a Cheshire cat on the rear cover, inner dentelles, gilt edges (new endpapers).
DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge (1832-98) [i.e. "Lewis CARROLL"]. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland . London: Macmillan and Co., 1866. 8° (178 x 116mm). Half-title, wood-engraved frontispiece and illustrations by John Tenniel (some light spotting, occasional marginal light finger-soiling). Red morocco gilt by the Chelsea Bindery, green morocco lettering-pieces, double gilt rule on sides, small central illustration of Alice holding a pig on the front and a picture of a Cheshire cat on the rear cover, inner dentelles, gilt edges (new endpapers). · DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge (1832-98) [i.e. "Lewis CARROLL"]. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland . London: Macmillan and Co., 1866. 8° (178 x 116mm). Half-title, wood-engraved frontispiece and illustrations by John Tenniel (some light spotting, occasional marginal light finger-soiling). Red morocco gilt by the Chelsea Bindery, green morocco lettering-pieces, double gilt rule on sides, small central illustration of Alice holding a pig on the front and a picture of a Cheshire cat on the rear cover, inner dentelles, gilt edges (new endpapers)
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,629–$2,443
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Children's Books, Original Illustrations and Vintage Film Posters, London (South Kensington) · 10 December 2009
- Dimensions
- 178 x 116mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5155807
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DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge (1832-98) [i.e. "Lewis CARROLL"]. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland . London: Macmillan and Co., 1866. 8° (178 x 116mm). Half-title, wood-engraved frontispiece and illustrations by John Tenniel (some light spotting, occasional marginal light finger-soiling). Red morocco gilt by the Chelsea Bindery, green morocco lettering-pieces, double gilt rule on sides, small central illustration of Alice holding a pig on the front and a picture of a Cheshire cat on the rear cover, inner dentelles, gilt edges (new endpapers)., DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge (1832-98) [i.e. "Lewis CARROLL"]. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland . London: Macmillan and Co., 1866. 8° (178 x 116mm). Half-title, wood-engraved frontispiece and illustrations by John Tenniel (some light spotting, occasional marginal light finger-soiling). Red morocco gilt by the Chelsea Bindery, green morocco lettering-pieces, double gilt rule on sides, small central illustration of Alice holding a pig on the front and a picture of a Cheshire cat on the rear cover, inner dentelles, gilt edges (new endpapers). Christie's, 10 Dec 2009, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5155807.
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DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge (1832-98) [i.e. "Lewis CARROLL"]. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland . London: Macmillan and Co., 1866. 8° (178 x 116mm). Half-title, wood-engraved frontispiece and illustrations by John Tenniel (some light spotting, occasional marginal light finger-soiling). Red morocco gilt by the Chelsea Bindery, green morocco lettering-pieces, double gilt rule on sides, small central illustration of Alice holding a pig on the front and a picture of a Cheshire cat on the rear cover, inner dentelles, gilt edges (new endpapers)., DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge (1832-98) [i.e. "Lewis CARROLL"]. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland . London: Macmillan and Co., 1866. 8° (178 x 116mm). Half-title, wood-engraved frontispiece and illustrations by John Tenniel (some light spotting, occasional marginal light finger-soiling). Red morocco gilt by the Chelsea Bindery, green morocco lettering-pieces, double gilt rule on sides, small central illustration of Alice holding a pig on the front and a picture of a Cheshire cat on the rear cover, inner dentelles, gilt edges (new endpapers). Christie's, 10 Dec 2009, lot 4. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5155807.
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