ALICE IN WONDERLAND; illustrated by G. W. Backhouse
London and Glasgow: Collins, N.D. [c.1955]. G. W. Backhouse. Reprint with 8 color plates--not 4. Pictorial boards. Small quarto (10 1/4" x 8 1/4"), pictorial glossy paper with art by G. W. Backhouse over boards and brown cloth backstrip, 8 [not 4 as are often the case] full-page glossy color plates (including the frontispiece) and numerous B&W in-text line engravings, archival mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped: price 6 / 6), 128 pages. Weight: 1 lb. 3.5 oz. Near Fine / Very Good. Item #1556
One of the more appealing Alice's illustrated by a top artist other than Tenniel.
Solid copy with appealing illustrations. Some rubbing, light soil, and edge-chipping to dust jacket (mainly at head and foot of spine + upper right corner). Gift presentation (undated) on free front endpaper by previous owner. Slight crinkling to upper right corner of several consecutive pages. Clean text and immaculate unfoxed plates.
Price: $65.00