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Vintage Alice's Adventures In Wonderland Lewis Carroll Avenel Books Hardcover
This listing is for a vintage hardcover edition of Alice\'s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, published by Avenel Books, a division of Crown Publishers, Inc. The exact book shown in the photographs is the one you will receive.
Author: Lewis Carroll; Book Title: Alice\'s Adventures in Wonderland; Illustrator: John Tenniel; Language: English; Format: Hardcover; Features: Illustrated; Type: Novel; Narrative Type: Fiction; Genre: Fantasy; Children & Young Adults; World Literature & Classics; Publisher: Avenel Books; Country of Origin: United States; Original Language: English; Intended Audience: Ages 9-12, Young Adults, Adults; Vintage: Yes; Signed: No.
The front cover is a deep red with an ornate gilt border and title lettering surrounding a small decorative vase motif. The spine repeats the title in gilt with matching scrollwork at the ends, and the back cover is a solid red board.
Inside, a black-and-white frontispiece illustration of the Queen of Hearts\' court faces the title page, which notes \"With Forty-Two Illustrations by John Tenniel.\" A separate page presents the heading \"Alice\'s Adventures in Wonderland\" with a facsimile \"C. L. Dodgson\" signature, followed by the opening poem \"All in the golden afternoon\" and the complete text of the story.
The interior is printed in a classic serif type on cream-colored pages, with numerous black-and-white line drawings by John Tenniel depicting Alice, the White Rabbit, the Queen of Hearts, and other characters throughout the narrative.
Images show the front and back covers, spine and edge views, decorative endpapers, title and interior pages, and several sample text spreads to illustrate layout and illustration style.
