Alice ' S Adventures In Wonderland By Lewis Clark 1st USA Edition 1869 Lee Shepard
Item History & Price
THIS IS A VERY RARE AND DESIRABLE FIRST U.S. EDITION OF ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND BY LEWS CARROLL. IT'S THE 1869 PRINTING BY BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD. FOR A BOOK ABOUT 150 YEARS OLD, THERE ARE SOME CONDITION ISSUES. I WILL TRY AND LIST AND SHOW ALL OF THE MAJOR ONES HERE AND ALL FLAWS THAT I AM CAPABLE OF FINDING:FRONT COVER: THE COVER IS WORN OFF A BIT ALONG THE SPINE EDGE AND THERE IS A TINY HOLE THERE AS WELL. SOME OF THE ALICE LOGO ON THE FRONT COVER IS SLIGHTLY WARN, PARTICU...LARLY ON THE PIGS FACE. BACK COVER: SHOWS WEAR INCLUDING A TEAR ABOUT 1" AT THE TOP BY THE SPINE. ALSO A TINY HOLE ABOUT 3/4 THE WAY DOWN ON THE EDGE. THERE IS SOME WATER DAMAGE ON THE LEFT SIDE WHICH HAS LEFT AN AREA RAISED. YOU CAN ALSO SEE HOW SOME OF THE COVER IS WORN FROM THE LIGHT SPOTS ON IT.INSIDE: THERE APPEARS TO BE A PAGE MISSING WHICH I BELIEVE WAS JUST A BLANK PAGE. IT'S RIGHT BEFORE THE PAGE THAT HAS JUST THE TITLE. ON THE PURPLE BLANK PAGE AFTER THE COVER THERE IS A TINY TEAR AT THE BOTTOM. ALL OF THE PICTURES ARE INTACT AND IN NICE CONDITION FROM WHAT I CAN SEE. THERE ARE JUST A COUPLE THAT HAVE SOME BROWN STAINS ON THEM. LARGER STAIN ON TOP OF PAGE 186. I TRIED TO SHOW THOSE IN THE PICTURES. THERE ARE BROWN DOTS THROUGHOUT THE BOOK, BUT THEY ARE SMALL. A CREASE HERE AND THERE. ON THE PAGES BEHIND THE COVERS THERE IS SOME WRITING IN PENCIL WHICH SHOWS A PREVIOUS BOOK PRICE, AND ON ONE OF THE LAST PAGES THERE IS WRITING IN INK THAT SAYS "LUCIE'S FROM AUNTY LA." THERE MAY BE SOME OTHER FLAWS THAT I HAVE NOT NOTICED BUT THOSE WERE THE MAJOR ONES THAT I COULD SEE.I AM NOT AN EXPERT ON BOOKS AND CONDITION. I JUST KNOW THAT I'VE SEEN THIS BOOK IN VARIOUS CONDITIONS, AND SOME THAT SOLD FOR MORE THAN THE PRICE OF MINE IN A LOT WORSE CONDITION. PLEASE MESSAGE ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE PHOTOGRAPHS. IF YOU ARE UNCERTAIN ABOUT SOME OF THE CONDITION ISSUES BEFOREHAND DO NOT PURCHASE AS THERE ARE NO REFUNDS.SHIPPING IN THE U.S. IS WITH USPS PRIORITY MAIL WITH INSURANCE. PLEASE ASK ABOUT INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING PRICES. THANKS.
