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Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
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Alice in Wonderland. Paris: Black Sun Press, 1930
Oblong folio (9 5/8 x 11 1/4 in.; 244 x 285 mm). Title-page in red and black, chapter headings, initial letters and pagination in red, six color lithographs by Marie Laurencin; minimal wear and soiling. Full red morocco, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, covers ruled in gilt, front cover gilt-decorated with design of bouncing rabbits, top edges gilt, gilt-ruled dentelles, gilt-decorated floral endpapers, by Whitman Bennett, N.Y. (ca. 1930); minor scuffing to spine. Matching floral-patterned slipcase edged in red morocco; some wear.
Oblong folio (9 5/8 x 11 1/4 in.; 244 x 285 mm). Title-page in red and black, chapter headings, initial letters and pagination in red, six color lithographs by Marie Laurencin; minimal wear and soiling. Full red morocco, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, covers ruled in gilt, front cover gilt-decorated with design of bouncing rabbits, top edges gilt, gilt-ruled dentelles, gilt-decorated floral endpapers, by Whitman Bennett, N.Y. (ca. 1930); minor scuffing to spine. Matching floral-patterned slipcase edged in red morocco; some wear.
Provenance
Harry F. Marks (stamp-signed by verso of front free endpaper) — purchased from Philip C. Duschnes, New York, 5 February 1947
Literature
Minkoff A34
Condition
Oblong folio (9 5/8 x 11 1/4 in.; 244 x 285 mm). Title-page in red and black, chapter headings, initial letters and pagination in red, six color lithographs by Marie Laurencin; minimal wear and soiling. Full red morocco, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, covers ruled in gilt, front cover gilt-decorated with design of leaping rabbits, top edges gilt, gilt-ruled dentelles, gilt-decorated floral endpapers, by William Bennett, N.Y. (ca. 1930); minor scuffing to spine. Matching floral-patterned slipcase edged in red morocco; some wear.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Copy 8 of 20 numbered copies on Hollande Van Gelder printed for America (of a whole edition of 790), signed by Marie Laurencin with an extra suite of the plates in sanguine (5 of which are signed by her in blue pencil, the sixth signed in the plate).
The attractive binding was done by Whitman for Harry Marks, the Black Sun Press distributor in the United States.
A fine association copy of one of the most notable books issued by the legendary Black Sun Press.