Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. CARROLL (Lewis).

With the original illustrations by John Tenniel.

Limited edition, no. 172 of 1000 by the Riccardi Press. 8vo. [235 x 167 x 25 mm]. [3]ff, xi, [1], 131, [9] pp. Newly bound by Bayntun-Riviere in full red morocco, the boards elaborately tooled in gilt with a roll border and blocked corner pieces enclosing a central panel blocked with the duchess on the front and playing card with paint brush on the rear and further tooled with playing cards and rabbits within large volutes, the spine divided into six panels by gilt tooled raised bands and gilt compartments, lettered in gilt in the second and fourth and dated at the foot, the others with alternating rabbit and card centres and sprigs at the corners, the edges of the board and turn-ins tooled in gilt with rabbits and volutes and a studded background, multi-coloured Japanese endleaves, top edge gilt, the others uncut.

London: Philip Lee Warner, Publisher to the Medici Society, 1914

Neat contemporary gift inscription to: 'Virginia Ruth Hughes-Onslow, From her Mother, Primrose Day 1918'.

Stock no. 4241