Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass 1946 Special Edition Two-Book Set with Slipcase

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DESCRIPTIONA two-volume special edition of Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” and “Through the Looking-Glass,” published by Random House, with the classic John Tenniel illustrations colored by Fritz Kredel. Each hardcover volume is bound in bright, diagonally striped pictorial paper boards with a small framed Tenniel scene set into the cover, and the two sit together in a matching illustrated slipcase printed with the same title art.WORTH NOTINGThe title page of each volume reads: “Special edition, published by Random House, Inc., 1946. Manufactured in the United States of America.” The spines are done in contrasting cloth — a rust red for “Through the Looking-Glass” and a deep teal for “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” — each with gilt lettering. Color Tenniel/Kredel illustrations appear throughout both books, including the well-known Mad Tea Party and Mock Turtle scenes.MEASUREMENTSMeasurements are interpreted from the supplied ruler photo and should be treated as approximate: the slipcase stands roughly 6.5 inches tall.CONDITIONPre-owned, vintage 1946 special edition. The slipcase shows clear age and shelf wear — soiling, worn and slightly frayed corners with some of the cardboard core visible, and light overall discoloration. The two books themselves present better than the case: covers are bright with minimal fading, spines are tight, and the illustrated pages photographed are clean and well-attached. Please review the close-up photos of the slipcase and book corners before purchase, as this is a vintage item sold as-is.STYLE NOTESA lovely keepsake for a Lewis Carroll or vintage-children’s-book collector, and equally nice styled face-out on a shelf or in a reading nook for its cover art alone. Makes a thoughtful literary gift for a longtime Alice in Wonderland fan.FROM THE HOUSEA set like this has clearly been opened and loved more than once — the slipcase remembers it, even while the stories inside still read like new. ~ Genevieve