first edition
1862 · London
by Tenniel, John
London: Bradbury & Evans, 1862. First edition. First edition. First edition. Folio. Superbly bound in full cherry red morocco with attractive rectilinear gilt-ruled frames and blossom motifs at four corners on both covers, very ornate gilt leather doublures, watered silk fly-leaves. Each page is a tissue-guarded engraved cartoon with titles and captions covering England and the USA from 1859-1862. Rebacked with original spine remounted. Wear to corners, spine, else very good and tight.
(Inventory #: 4506)