Very scarce with such attributes

Carroll, Lewis & Van Sandwyk, Charles (Illus.) ~ Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland : Signed by The Illustrator : With A Complete Set Of Six Limited Greeting Cards With Their Original Envelopes. Each Card Is Signed By The Illustrator

Folio Society, London : 2019

The First UK Trade printing published by The Folio Society, London in 2019. The BOOK is in Fine condition. Fully bound in red-cloth with floral gilt and Wonderland-themed decorations with inset colour litho of the White Rabbit and gilt spine titles. Endpaper maps of Wonderland, new to this edition. This is a reprint of the 2015 Special Limited Edition, now in a smaller format with a a new binding and slipcase, with watercolour added by the artist Charles van Sandwyk, to certain illustrations, and with an additional illustration. Full-page colour frontispiece, with 13 additional full-page colour plates and illustrations, as well as 2 double-page colour spreads. Signed (without dedication) by the illustrator to the half-title. Together with a complete limited set of six greeting cards reproduced from the original watercolour paintings in this edition, with their original envelopes. The cards and envelopes are all in Fine unused condition. Each card has a coloured image on the front and inside 4 pages on which there are B/W illustrations across 2-3 pages. This is a complete set of the six cards that were issued in a limited edition and also un-signed. Each card has been signed (without dedication) by the illustrator. These cards are now very scarce and collectible in their own right. A very handsome production and increasingly scarce with such attributes.

BINDING: Hardcover
CONDITION: Fine