This is chiefly a portfolio of illustrations reproduced from dozens of English-language eds. of the two Alice novels, in sequence of the narrative and organized under the 24 chapter titles. It contains no more of the text than necessary to identify the illustrations, as in captions that quote the text.
Verification copy lacks original cover (library re-binding)
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Publication date 1972-02-03, format, and jacket image from Amazon UK and US identically (except 30cm, 19.8in) as of 2018-04-28
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Library of Congress (LCCN, below) reports:
-- British Library B72-30725 (old format)
-- "103 p. chiefly illus. (some col.), port. 30 cm."
('port.' refers to the portrait described below, p[103], where p101 is the last printed page.)
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Cover illustration is one of those in the portfolio that spans pp. 15-98; namely, p. 21, there captioned and credited thus:
Charles Robinson. Cassell & Co. Ltd., London, 1907.
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Contents
p[15]-98, annotated portfolio of illustrations organized by title and chapter of the two novels
p[99]-100, "Bibliography of Illustrated English Language-Editions"
p101, "Selected Bibliography of Works on Carroll" (the last printed page)
p[103], "Mary Hilton Badcock, the model for Tenniel's Alice" (photo portrait)
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Frontispiece by Arthur Rackham (color plate) and title page are unnumbered pages 4-5.
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Price from reviews in US newspapers June 1973 (as St. Martin's Press).
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UK price (as Academy Editions) not found in automated search of 1973 newspapers 2018-05-17
