Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson]

A finely bound, first London edition copy of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

• Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) (English).
• Illustrated by John Tenniel.
• London: Macmillan & Co., 1866.
• Bound in fine full red morocco, ribbed gilt decorated spine, covers ruled and paneled in gilt, gilt dentelles, all edges gilt.
• Housed in a matching red morocco edged open-ended slipcase by John Vivian. 
• Included with this item is a letter from a Richard to a Mr. Evans on Department of Zoology University College London letterhead. The first paragraph states in part that "your Alice reached our head binder safe and sound. He is going to do it in full scarlet morocco, all edges gilt,..."