[BINDINGS]. DODGSON, C. L. ("Lewis Carroll"). A group of 7 FIRST EDITIONS uniformly bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe.
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[BINDINGS]. DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge ("Lewis Carroll") (1832-1898). A group of 7 uniformly bound FIRST EDITIONS:
7 works in 7 volumes, all 8vo. Uniformly bound in red calf gilt, stamp-signed by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, original cloth bound in at end of each volume.
FIRST EDITIONS, all published in London by Macmillan and Co., comprising:
Through the Looking-Glass. 1872. FIRST STATE of page 21, with the misprint "wade" for "wabe" in the second line of the poem "Jabberwocky," and with the pagination for both pages 95 and 98 (no priority). Williams-Madan-Green-Crutch 84. -- The Hunting of the Snark. 1876. FIRST ISSUE with "Baker" for "Banker" on p. 83. Williams-Madan-Green-Crutch 115. -- Rhyme? And Reason? 1883. Williams-Madan-Green-Crutch 160. -- A Tangled Tale. 1885. Williams-Madan-Green-Crutch 182. -- Alice's Adventures Under Ground. 1886. Williams-Madan-Green-Crutch 194. -- Sylvie and Bruno. 1889. Williams-Madan-Green-Crutch 217. -- Sylvie and Bruno Concluded. 1893. Williams-Madan-Green-Crutch 250.
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