{"product_id":"alices-adventures-under-ground-lewis-carroll-folio-society-2008-limited-edition","title":"Alice's Adventures Under Ground","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlice’s Adventures Under Ground by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson). \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLondon: The Folio Society, 2008. Limited Edition, this being number 3739 of a total of 3750 copies. Printed by Memminger MedienCentrum. Dark green two-volume box decorated with a design by Neil Gower in gold, inset with a reproduction of a photograph of Alice Liddell taken by the author. The two volumes are as follows: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[1] Alice’s Adventures Under Ground\u003c\/strong\u003e. [Facsimile]. 193 × 130 × 16 mm. Pp. [i–iv], [1] 2–90 [91–92]. Bound by Real Lachenmaier in full dark green Nigerian goatskin leather blocked in gold. Gilded edges. Cream endleaves. The edition statement reads in part ‘limited to 3750 copies’. Reproduced from the manuscript written and decorated by Carroll held by the British Library (Add. MS 46700) presented to Alice Liddell for Christmas in 1864. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, illustrated by John Tenniel, was published the following year. The volume rests in a recess of the box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[2] The Original Alice, Sally Brown.\u003c\/strong\u003e 252 × 172 × 4 mm. Pp. [1–4] 5–32. Type: Bembo. Sewn with green thread into cream printed paper wrappers. 17 illustrations are in the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth the facsimile and commentary volumes are in very good condition, with firm bindings and clean, bright pages, with just a very tiny nick to the head of the spine on the commentary volume. In a very good box with only trivial shelf-wear. There is an ever-so-slight musty smell, but no foxing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA beautiful and luxuriously produced Folio Society facsimile of the earliest surviving manuscript of what would become Carroll's beloved classic 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'. The accompanying booklet gives a contextual background to the writing of 'Alice' and the lives of Carroll and Alice Liddell, the inspiration for the character of Alice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sancho's Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54335173591379,"sku":null,"price":185.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/5403\/5283\/files\/Alices-Adventures-Under-Ground-LEWIS-CARROLL-Limited-Edition-FOLIO-SOCIETY-2008_2.webp?v=1784319755","url":"https:\/\/sanchosrarebooks.co.uk\/products\/alices-adventures-under-ground-lewis-carroll-folio-society-2008-limited-edition","provider":"Sancho's Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}