Carroll, Lewis; Van Sandwyk, Charles (illus.) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Folio Society,...
Carroll, Lewis; Van Sandwyk, Charles (illus.) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Folio Society, 2016. Folio, quarter vellum with vellum tips over pictorial red paper-covered boards, upper board with central white rabbit in decorative borders in gilt and white with red detailing, spine lettered in gilt, t.e.g., illustrated endpapers; limitation in two colours with original etching signed by Van Sandwyk no. 228 of 1000, 11 full colour tipped-in plates, nine smaller colour illus laid down on pages, numerous b/w line drawings, some full-page, in clamshell cloth-bound box, paper label to spine titled in gilt and black, with loosely inserted prospectus, letter, proclamation, illustration and note on vellum binding. Limited ed. as per etching. An impressive and attractive Folio Society production, showcasing Van Sandwyck's charming take on the much-loved world and characters. Along with: Alice's Adventures, Macmillan, 1877, in later red-leather; and another, 1899 People's Edition, in org. cloth. [3]