$2,500
Facsimile. [Camden, NJ: Privately Printed for Eldridge R. Johnson by Max Jaffe, Vienna, 1936] 8vo, original limp green morocco gilt, a.e.g., original green board slipcase, color title-page, dedication and initials, 37 illustrations by the author, 14 full-page, photograph tipped to final leaf, extra leaf loosely inserted providing alternative ending to the text. Limited edition facsimile of Dodgson's manuscript version for Alice Liddell. In 1885, Dodgson proposed a facsimile of the manuscript be produced limited to 5,000 copies, which was published the following year. The original manuscript was subsequently purchased by A.S.W. Rosenbach in 1928, then sold for Eldridge R. Johnson. Johnson decided to have a fine collotype facsimile edition privately printed for his friends. This edition is believed to have been limited to 50 copies. Very fine, with only a touch of light rubbing to slipcase. Contemporary articles regarding the history of sale laid in.
Auctioneer:
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
Date:
2013-04-10
