"There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. "
— Oscar Wilde

London: The Nonesuch Press, 1939. [Children's] FIRST NONESUCH EDITION. Octavo (20 x 14cm), pp.xvi; 1165; [3]. With Tenniel's original in-text illustrations to the Alice books. Handsomely bound in full red oasis morocco, with gilt-stamped 'Wonderland' characters to the spine, 'White Rabbit' blocked in gilt to upper board, black and green..... More
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1888-9. [Children's classics] Fifteenth thousand and Twelfth thousand respectively. THE PEOPLE'S EDITION. Two volumes, octavo (20 x 14cm). With illustrations by John Tenniel. Handsomely bound in modern half dark green morocco over original mid-green cloth covers pictorially stamped in black and red, with 'Mad Hatter'..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1843-1848. [Festive Ghost Stories] ALL FIRST EDITIONS, each with an associated letter tipped-in. Five volumes, octavo (19 x 13 x 10cm). Publisher's red cloth covers (brown cloth for 'Carol') with gilt blocking and gilt edges. [1] A Christmas Carol: FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, FIRST STATE, with..... More