Lewis Carroll - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass, 2-Volume Boxed Set, 1946

Published by Random House, New York, 1946. Hardcover. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll, with the original John Tenniel illustrations coloured by Fritz Kredel. Two volumes, quarter cloth with decorated illustrated boards and blue top-edges. Pp. 150 and pp. 165. Identified at the colophon as “Special Edition” — likely issued for Book of the Month Club subscribers, either as a gift or special purchase. Not commonly found today.

Condition: Fine. Lovely clean copies throughout; minor colour fading to the backstrip of Through the Looking-Glass. Housed in the original plain card slipcase, which may be missing a tipped-on label.