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DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge (“Lewis Carroll”) (1832-1898). 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.
8vo (187 x 127 mm). Half-title, 37 illustrations by Dodgson, 2pp. publisher’s advertisement at end. Original red cloth gilt, edges gilt, black coated endpapers (very light rubbing at extreme ends and corners, spine very gently darkened, else fine).
FIRST EDITION, a facsimile of the manuscript of Dodgson’s first draft of Alice’s Adventures. A FINE COPY, rare in such condition. Lovett 178; Williams-Madan-Green-Crutch 194.