Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass (2-volume set) de Carroll, Lewis; Tenniel, John (Illustrator); Kredel, Fritz (Colorist) - 1946

New York, New York: Random House, 1946. First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Tenniel, John; Kredel, Fritz. Lovely two-volume set of the Alice tales from 1946 (First, thus), with the lovely original drawings of Sir John Tenniel hand-colored by German illustrator Fritz Kredel for a soft watercolor effect. Orig. housed in a slipcase (which is NOT present), both books are in Near Fine condition. They have decorative paper-covered boards over cloth wrapped spines, one red, the other teal blue. Both are extremely clean & bright, though "Alice's Adventures" has some light spotting to front cover. Bindings secure & straight, pages creamy white with a hint of tanning around edges, but completely unmarked. Extremely mild rubbing to extremities & corner bumping. No DJs, as issued, & slipcase is missing. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually own! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.