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A HANDBOOK OF THE LITERATURE OF THE REV. C. L. DODGSON (LEWIS CARROLL) - Limited Edition No. 83 of 754 copies
Published by Oxford University Press, London, 1931
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition, published in 1931. This edition is limited to seven hundred and fifty-four copies, four of which are on mould-made paper No. 83. Profusely illustrated throughout with 16 black and white plates, including a tissue-guarded portrait frontispiece of The Rev. C. L. Dodgson, from Herkomer's (posthumous) portrait in Christ Church Hall, Oxford, made in 1899. ***Very good in blue cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. The gilt is slightly faded. Head and tail of spine and edges of boards slightly worn and faded. Corners of boards are sharp. No internal inscriptions. No foxing. Pages clean. Please note that some of the pages remain uncut. Spine tight. No dustwrapper. 336 pages including two indexes to the rear - Index I (General) and Index II - First words and (in italics) titles of Minor Literary Carrolliana (chiefly verse). 227 mm x 150 mm. ***Contents: Preface, Introductory Notes, Method of description, Addenda and Corrigenda, PART I. A list, with notes, of all pieces and editions printed or issued by Dodgson, during his lifetime (1845-98), in order of date; PART II. A similar list, with notes, of all pieces and editions issued after his death (1898-1931) or at any date in America, in order of date, in two sections: A. Alice and Through the Looking-Glass, B. Editions of other pieces; PART III. Selected short pieces by him, printed for the first time or reprinted; and notes on unpublished matter; SUPPLEMENTS. A. An essay on the early issues of (I) Alice and (II) Through the Looking-Glass, B. Memoirs, Reminiscences, Memorials, Bibliographies, C. Portraits, D. Dramatizations and Musical Settings, E. Abridgements, Adaptations, Re-tellings, &c., F. Parodies, Imitations, and Miscellanea, G. Notes on the chief collections of Carrolliana, Indexes. ***'The present volume represents the evolution and development of my former book, 'A Bibliography of the Works of Lewis Carroll', and what was originally begun as a second edition of that book has so grown and extended its scope of research, that it has been decided to issue it under another title, a title more comprehensive than that of a bibliography.' [Quote taken from the Preface by Sidney Herbert Williams, December 1931] ***First impression of the true first edition, in nice collectable condition. One of a limited edition of 754 copies. Uncommon. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.
