Alice in Wonderland. With Original Watercolour by Van Sandwyk

London: Folio Society, 2016. As new.. Limited Edition. Quarto (13" X 9.75"). Quarter vellum binding with vellum tips and decorative paper covered boards in a deep shade of red; 24-carat gold gilt lettering stamped to the spine and illustrations on the front board blocked in four foils. Gilded top edge. Illustrated endpapers. Limitation spread blocked in two colours on two shades of laid paper, inset with an etching hand-printed under the artist's supervision on Somerset Velvet Buff hand-made paper; signed and numbered by Van Sandwyk, out of an edition of 1000. Eleven plates printed in full colour with gold borders on art paper, tipped into the text within ornamental gold borders; nine "scraps" printed in full colour, individually cut out and tipped in place. Approximately 50 line-drawings throughout the text and hand drawn initials. Clamshell case bound in Paradise cloth with spine titling label blocked in two colours on laid paper. In as new condition. An immensely detailed and gorgeously bound limited edition of Alice in Wonderland, with new illustrations by the acclaimed artist Charles van Sandwyk. With a vellum binding blocked in real gold, exquisite typography and a hand-printed etching signed by the illustrator; this is in series with the limited edition of the Wind in the Willows, which was also illustrated by Van Sandwyk. Van Sandwyk created 11 wonderful new colour illustrations, all tipped in by hand within elaborate gold borders. Added to these are a multitude of pen-and-ink drawings, incorporating his charming calligraphy and portraying the book's memorable characters with unfailing wit and tenderness. Tipped into the book just after the etching is a wonderful full page watercolour illustration of the white rabbit and the cat! please see illustration. A unique copy of this iconic title. This item also comes with a set of six blank cards. Each of the cards feature different illustrations from The Folio Society's limited release of "Alice in Wonderland" and are signed by the artist. 2016