first edition
1890 · London
by Carroll, Lewis [Charles Dodgson]; Tenniel, John; Thomson, E. Gertrude
London: Macmillan, 1890. Very good.. First published edition (the second produced edition overall) of this color-illustrated ALICE for young children, with the Carroll-approved color images of Tenniel's original illustrations — quite a nice copy. In 1889, Lewis Carroll adapted his beloved ALICE IN WONDERLAND for younger readers as THE NURSERY "ALICE." With picture-loving children in mind, he suggested that Macmillan use color-printed illustrations in this edition, and enlisted his close collaborator John Tenniel to add color to his earlier designs. However, when he received the proofs, Carroll was aghast: "The pictures are far too bright and gaudy, and (truncated)