Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional Box Set with two first edition hardcover copies of The Letters of Lewis Carroll by Lewis Carroll wrapped in the original shrink wrap. First Edition unstated. 1979 Oxford University Press, New York. First Printing with no subsequent printing and first state slipcase design.
Both hardcover volumes are in Near Fine unread condition with a few small spots on the clean, cloth boards, strong title gilt on a lightly sunned spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, no edge wear, and strong corners. The interiors of the both volumes are in Near Fine condition with erased prices on the half title pages and white address labels on both first free end papers. marks, inscriptions, or signs of ownership inside. The rear end paper and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection. Unread condition.
No dust jackets, as issued.
Very Good slipcase has heavy wear on edges and corners. Pink printed paper over board slipcase with title on both sides and ISBN and price on rear.
Volume I: ca.1837-1885; Volume II: ca.1886-1898.
“.a magnificent collection of delightful and entertaining letters reflecting all that was embraced in that remarkable character, all his charm, inventive fun, wisdom, generosity, kindliness and inventive mind” Oxford Times. “Carroll’s letters to children are often just as good as the Alice books precisely because they stick the knife in; as you read them you sense that he was imagining and enjoying what the parents might be thinking. Playfulness is shadowed by danger and perversion, which is one reason you might want to play.” London Review of Books.
Ships promptly with the box set wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
