Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of Alice I Have Been by Melanie Benjamin with a remainder mark in a new archival wrap.. First Edition stated, 2010 Delacorte. First Printing with full number line, 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1.
The book is in Near Fine condition with clean boards with a small remainder mark on the bottom page block. Also with, strong title ink on a convex spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, mild spine tilt, rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with the ghost of an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership inside. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with the price on the front flap, mild edge wear, and looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
Part love story, part literary mystery, Melanie Benjamin’s spellbinding historical novel leads readers on an unforgettable journey down the rabbit hole, to tell the story of a woman whose own life became the stuff of legend. Her name is Alice Liddell Hargreaves, but to the world she’ll always be known simply as “Alice,” the girl who followed the White Rabbit into a wonderland of Mad Hatters, Queens of Hearts, and Cheshire Cats.
Ships promptly in a manila envelope with the book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.
