Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass – 1946 Random House Special Edition, 2-Volume Set, Tenniel Illustrations Colored by Fritz Kredel

A charming vintage pair: Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, published by Random House, New York, in 1946 as a special edition. Both volumes feature John Tenniel's classic illustrations, hand-colored by Fritz Kredel, including full-page color plates and colored title-page vignettes.

Details

• Publisher: Random House, New York
• Edition: "Special edition, published by Random House, Inc., 1946" (stated on the copyright page of both volumes)
• Illustrations: John Tenniel, colored by Fritz Kredel
• Binding: Hardcover, pictorial striped paper boards with inset color illustration on the front; blue cloth spine (Wonderland) and red cloth spine (Looking-Glass)
• Set of 2 volumes; no dust jackets or slipcase

Condition: Good (vintage)

• Rubbing, edge wear, and bumped corners to the paper boards, as expected for age
• Small surface loss near the top of the Looking-Glass front board
• Abraded spot on the rear board of the Wonderland volume; small stain on the rear board of Looking-Glass
• Looking-Glass: tide-mark staining and foxing on the front endpapers
• Light toning and scattered foxing to pages; color plates bright and clean
• Bindings intact

A lovely reading or display set for any Alice collector. Please see photos for full condition.