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CARROLL, ALICE'S ADVENTURES UNDER GROUND, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR, FIRST EDITION, 1886 (1 VOL)
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12,000 - 16,000 GBP
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- Charles Lutwidge Dodgson ["Lewis Carroll"]
- Alice's Adventures Under Ground. London: Macmillan and Co., 1886
- paper
8vo (183 x 123mm.), FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR ("Lily Falle | from the Author | Jan. 1887.") in purple ink on half-title, facsimile of original manuscript including illustrations by the author, ORIGINAL PRESENTATION BINDING IN WHITE BOARDS, gilt edges, collector's folding box, occasional spotting, rebacked with new vellum spine, extremities rubbed, binding slightly soiled
Provenance
Sold in these rooms, 3 March 1958 (to J. Schwartz); James F. Drake Inc., New York (typed description enclosed)
Literature
Williams, Madan, Green and Crutch 194
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
AN INSCRIBED PRESENTATION COPY OF THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF ALICE IN THE AUTHOR'S SPECIAL BINDING. Also included is an AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED ("CLDodgson") to J.G. Falle noting that the author had been "at my publisher's yesterday" and "thought I might as well get the book for your little girl at once..." He continues by stating he has "a very large collection of photographs (many of them of my own doing) including many portraits of my young friends" and asking if he might purchase a print "if you have ever had a good one taken of your little daughter (a vignette of the head and shoulders would be the best form)..." (4 pages, The Chestnuts, Guildford, 8 August 1869, some folds, spotting and creases). Carroll's diary entry for 21 July 1871 records that "Mr Falle... gave me a photo of his second girl, Albina'.
Albina ("Lily") Falle first met Carroll when the author visited Jersey in April 1884. Joshua G. Falle (1821-1903) was a judge and magistrate of the royal court of Jersey. He and his wife had three children: Rozel (b. 1857), Albina (b. 1859) and Bertram (b. 1860). Edward Wakeling notes that Carroll sent Rozel an inscribed Alice's Adventures in August 1869 (presumably the copy to which Carroll refers in the enclosed autograph letter signed) and Albina an inscribed Looking-Glass at Christmas 1871 (see Lewis Carroll's Diaries, Vol. 6, (Clifford, Herefordshire, 2001), p. 170). The present copy of Under Ground is not recorded by Wakeling in his list of recipients of the book (see Lewis Carroll's Diaries, Vol. 8 (Clifford, Herefordshire, 2004), p. 313).
Albina ("Lily") Falle first met Carroll when the author visited Jersey in April 1884. Joshua G. Falle (1821-1903) was a judge and magistrate of the royal court of Jersey. He and his wife had three children: Rozel (b. 1857), Albina (b. 1859) and Bertram (b. 1860). Edward Wakeling notes that Carroll sent Rozel an inscribed Alice's Adventures in August 1869 (presumably the copy to which Carroll refers in the enclosed autograph letter signed) and Albina an inscribed Looking-Glass at Christmas 1871 (see Lewis Carroll's Diaries, Vol. 6, (Clifford, Herefordshire, 2001), p. 170). The present copy of Under Ground is not recorded by Wakeling in his list of recipients of the book (see Lewis Carroll's Diaries, Vol. 8 (Clifford, Herefordshire, 2004), p. 313).