SYLVIE AND BRUNO

Carroll, Lewis; Harry Furniss illustrations

Verlag: London and New York: Macmillan and Co., 1889.

Beschreibung

London and New York: Macmillan and Co., 1889. First edition, EARLY issue. Circa fifth issue with "1889" date and "price three half-crowns" printed to the title page, later issue corrected chapter pagination to the contents page, no ads to the rear, color frontispiece, decorative green linen instead of the first issue plainer red linen. This early issue not only has a color frontispiece, but quite unusually, also contains seventeen internal colored illustrations, as well as twenty-six pieces of art in black-and-white for a total of forty-six illustrations by Harry Furniss. A children's fantasy novel of a brother and sister's adventures both in England and in Fairyland, spiced with many Carrollesque nonsensical escapades and bits of verse. A lovely, exceptionally well-preserved decorative binding with bright gilt. Faint minute soiling to the rear cover, a few minuscule flecks to the front cover, else very nearly fine in strikingly bold green linen with gilt embossed titles, gilt raised floral upper border and rules to a black panel, black embossed floral lower border and rules to the front cover and to the spine, with the spine bearing an extra gilt tooled floral design to its center; and with blind embossed floral borders to the rear cover. (Former owner's name, dated 1904 in erasable pencil to the front end-paper). Octavo; 400 pages; index. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1629497828822

Bibliografische Details

Titel: SYLVIE AND BRUNO

Verlag: London and New York: Macmillan and Co., 1889.

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Fine

Auflage: 1st Edition