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Carroll, Lewis (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson). Alice's Adventures Under Ground. Being a Facsimile of the Original Ms. Book Afterwards Developed into "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" London and New York: Macmillan and Co., 1886. FIRST EDITION, a facsimile of the manuscript of Dodgson's first draft of Alice's Adventures. A FINE COPY, rare in collector's condition. Thirty-Seven illustrations by Dodgson, black-coated end papers, 2pp publisher's advertisement at end. Original red cloth gilt, edges gilt, very light rubbing at extreme ends and corners, spine only a teeny bit darkened. Lovett 178.

Octavo, 4 volumes. "Through the Looking-Glass" is the stated "tenth thousand," but the other volumes are first printings. A handsome set, uniformly bound by Riviere and Son in full rich blue polished calf, with all edges gilt, tilt edges and borders, elaborate spine compartments, reddish-brown morocco spine labels, marbled andpapers, and the original cloth bound in at rear in all four volumes. A very near fine set, with the spines gently and evenly faded to lighter blue, but with gilt still vibrant. A few leaves trivially bumped at the bottom edge of "Through the Looking-Glass;" entirely forgiveable. A most pleasing set.

Original red cloth blocked and ruled gilt on upper and lower covers, lettered gilt on spine. All edges gilt. First issue with black coated endpapers. With illustrations in text by the author. The first and only edition of this facsimile of Lewis Carroll's original manuscript of the suppressed book that became Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. This copy inscribed by the author on half-title "Helen Bagnall from the author, Dec 3/92". Tipped onto front endpaper is a press cutting from 1928 relating to the sale of Carroll's original manuscript and loosely laid in are press cuttings reporting on the death of the author (1898) and the discovery of some unpublished letters (1937). Cloth a little marked with some uneven fading of lower board, spine darkened, inner front hinge cracked at gutter, half-title somewhat browned by offsetting from the laid in press-cuttings. In all other respects a very good sound copy with clean, unmarked text.