First-ever Reproduction Of The Suppressed First Edition Of Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland

NILES, Ill. - Jan. 12, 2016 - PRLog -- We are delighted to announce the availability of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Perfectly recreated from multiple suppressed first edition copies of Lewis Carroll’s masterpiece, it is now available in its original format for the first time since originally offered by Macmillan and Co. in 1865. It contains all 42 of John Tenniel’s famed illustrations.

Carroll’s and Tenniel’s displeasure with the Clarendon Press printing execution of the first edition, first printing, caused it to be recalled, leaving only 22 known copies and only 10 in their original bindings, which are significantly different than the following approved first editions.  We consulted multiple copies to prepare this edition and it is true to the original bindings and plates in regards to the gilt stamping and fonts, which were significantly altered in later versions from R. Clay and Son. It’s what makes ours an authentic first edition replica.

Carroll’s and Tenniel’s primary objections to the edition came because of poor printing that resulted in smudges, in bleed-through on the pages and blotting on the illustrations, making the edition difficult to read.  We have complied with their wishes in that regard, cleaning up those issues while preserving the original text as it was originally typeset instead of using the version re-set by Clay.

With first-edition copies running in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, we are delighted to be able to offer this painstaking replica at an affordable price for book-lovers everywhere.

         Original Contents in the Original Bindings

This edition includes Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ distinctive red and gilt cloth binding and with all pages, type faces and illustrations by John Tenniel intact, including quirks found only in the first edition such as the black endpapers and gilt page edges.

We have created for the collector an opportunity to purchase it as if you had done so from the book shop  in 1865 and at a price ordinary book collectors can afford.

Hallmarks of the Bradford Exchange Press Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland include:

• Original red cloth cover.
• Front cover and spine blocked and lettered in gilt with illustrations front and back of Alice and the Cheshire Cat.
• All page edges gilt.
• Black endpapers.
• All 42 John Tenniel illustrations included.
• First-edition, first-printing type-setting included.
• The frontspiece illustration separated from the title page by a tissue guard.
• Replica of the bindery ticket from the original bindery inside the back cover.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland can only be obtained through The Bradford Exchange Press.  Certain to become the most admired book in any collection, it is available for purchase at just $79.99. Strong interest from book collectors, art lovers and fans of children’s literature is anticipated. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland comes with a golden slipcover to protect and preserve its beauty.

The Bradford Exchange Press, source of books of enduring value worldwide, is pleased to announce this exclusive offering. We know there is nothing like it available anywhere short of an original edition. We are delighted to bring Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and the very finest quality collectible books to our collectors and friends at an affordable price. Visit http://www.bradfordexchange.com/products/117820006_alice-...