Bidspirit auction | The Complete Works of Lewis

The Complete Works of Lewis Carroll, First Modern Library Edition, 1936, with Dust Jacket - A hardcover book titled ”The Complete Works of Lewis Carroll, ” published by The Modern Library, a division of Random House, Inc., identified as a ”Modern Library Giant” (G 28), First Modern Library Edition, 1936. The book features a teal/aqua cloth binding with black and gold lettering on the spine, including the Modern Library running man logo, which is also present on the front cover. It is protected by a colorful paper dust jacket, depicting Alice, the Mad Hatter, and the Cheshire Cat in an illustrated landscape. The dust jacket lists contents such as ”Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, ” ”Through the Looking Glass, ” and ”Sylvie and Bruno, ” with illustrations by John Tenniel and an introduction by Alexander Woollcott. The interior pages contain both text and black-and-white line illustrations, with visible page numbers such as ”222” and ”954.” The title page identifies Parkway Printing Company and H. Wolff for printing and binding respectively. Height: 8.5 inches (21.5 cm)