Title: CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY TO COMMEMORATE THE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF LEWIS CARROLL (CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGON), 1832-1898
Publisher: Columbia University Press
City: New YorkYear: 1932 (First and Limited Edition of 95 Copies)Binding Style: Hardcover
Pagination: 153Illustrated: Yes
Book Details + Condition: Very scarce first and limited edition from 1932 of CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY TO COMMEMORATE THE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF LEWIS CARROLL (CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGON), 1832-1898. Hardcover of 95 numbered copies bound in cloth, of which this is number 48. Special red cloth boards with gilt Alice in Wonderland image on front; all edges gilt. Includes Index and b&w photos. Catalogue of the exhibition held at Columbia University's Avery Library in April 1932, in honor of Lewis Carroll's centennial. The catalog includes 415 items with descriptions including Alice Books, Mathematical Works, Foreign Works, Logic, Pamphlets & Leaflets, Games & Puzzles, Plays, Music, Carrolliana, Special Exhibits, Manuscripts, Letters, etc. In very good condition: tight binding; minor shelfwear to boards; light fading to spine; text is clean and unmarked.
