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The Complete Works.: With an Introduction by Alexander Woollcott.
de CARROLL, Lewis
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London: The Nonesuch Press,, 1939. Pleasingly bound and illustrated First Nonesuch omnibus edition, released in the Compendious series, and presented here in a handsome binding. Reviewing the volume, Virginia Woolf declared that it leaves us "no excuse - Lewis Carroll ought once and for all to be complete. We ought to be able to grasp him whole and entire. But we fail, once more we fail...". Octavo, pp. 1293. Finely bound by the Chelsea Bindery in red morocco, spine lettered in gilt, raised bands dotted in gilt, twin gilt rule on turn-ins, dark green endpapers, edges gilt. Illustrated by John Tenniel. An excellent copy. A History of the Nonesuch Press 115. Virginia Woolf, "The upside-down world of Lewis Carroll", New Statesman, 9 Dec. 1939.
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Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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