Lewis Carroll's Alice [The Pennyroyal Edition, Inscribed]; Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There

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Two-Volume Set. Tall quarto. 9 x 13.75 in. 150; 167 + [5] pp. Fully illustrated with black & white reproductions of artworks by Barry Moser, illustrated endpapers. Volume I: Near fine in original red quarter-cloth over lavender boards, lettering on spine in purple, mild sunning to top and especially bottom of boards, light spotting to fore- and bottom edge; near fine pictorial dust jacket. Volume II: Near fine in original blue quarter-cloth over light blue boards, lettering on spine in blue, subtle sunning to top and bottom of boards, light spotting to fore- and bottom edge. Near fine pictorial dust jacket. Overall, both volumes square, clean and bright. Both copies inscribed affectionately by Moser to NC artist George Cress. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is inscribed on the title page, "for my dear friend George Cress"; Through the Looking Glass, and what Alice Found There is inscribed on the title page, "for my mentor, George Cress, dear friend, splendid artist," with a pencil drawing of a horse chess-piece opposite on frontispiece. Very handsome set with kind association. N° de ref. del artículo 10150

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