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DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge (“Lewis Carroll”) (1832–1898). Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. New York: [William Edwin Rudge for] The Limited Editions Club, 1932. 8vo. Numerous wood engravings by Bruno Rollitz after Tenniel. Original red morocco gilt, all edges gilt (few minor touch ups at extreme ends). LIMITED EDITION, number 791 of 1500 copies SIGNED BY FREDERIC WARDE. [With:] Through the Looking–Glass and What Alice Found There. New York: [William Edwin Rudge for] The Limited Editions Club, 1932. 8vo. Numerous wood engravings by Bruno Rollitz after Tenniel. Original blue morocco gilt, all edges gilt (rebacked retaining original spine, spine ends chipped with losses; reinforced with new cloth, few tiny touch ups to spine panel); original red printed cloth slipcase. LIMITED EDITION, number 478 of 1500 copies, ONE OF ABOUT 500 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ORIGINAL ALICE, Alice Liddell Hargreaves (1852–1934), for whom Lewis Carroll wrote his most famous work. “Alice was the daughter of Henry Liddell, dean of Christ Church, Oxford, where Charles Dodgson was a lecturer in mathematics. Dodgson, whose hobby was photography, frequently photographed Alice and her sisters and became a close family friend, playing games with, and making up stories for, the children. It was on a picnic on 4 July 1862 that he invented the story of Alice in Wonderland. The real Alice was then aged ten and pleaded with him to write Alice’s adventures down for her, which he carefully did, supplying his own illustrations, in a green notebook that has become one of the most cherished literary manuscripts in the British Library” (DNB). Known as the “Centennial Editions” to commemorate Dodgson’s birth which were designed by Frederic Warde. Among the celebratory events was the visit of Alice Hargreaves to the United States and her book signing in New York at the age of 81. Hargreaves did not sign all of the copies of these two books. Subscribers to the Limited Editions Club were asked to pay a surcharge to get an autographed copy making signed copies incredibly scarce. Newman & Wiche 36; 65a.