DAVY AND THE GOBLIN, OR WHAT FOLLOWED READING "ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND"
Book Details + Condition: Houghton Mifflin Company (Boston and New York). Second edition, 1913. Hardcover. 160 pages. Illustrations by E.B. Bensell. Author Charles E. Carryl serialized "Davy and the Goblin" in the St. Nicholas Magazine, from December 1884 - March 1885, before being published in 1885. It was one of the first literary imitations inspired by Lewis Carroll's books, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871). The story is about 8-year-old Davy, who reads Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland next to the fireplace, when he begins to get sleepy. A Goblin appears in the fire, munching coals, and takes Davy on a voyage where he meets a variety of characters from fantasy and literature.
Firm binding; age and wear to boards, with scuffing present; rubbed corners and edges; normal toning to pages; a few areas of age spotting, otherwise clean and free of markings.
