How much is a first edition through the looking glass worth?
“Through Looking-Glass” first edition sells for $115,000.
Who owns the original Alice in Wonderland book?
It is unusually well-preserved, with the “text and binding as they were when the book was first produced.” The New York auction house adds that 16 of the remaining 22 copies are now in libraries. The book’s current owner, Jon A. Lindseth, has collected Lewis Carroll’s works for over 25 years.
When was Alice Through the Looking Glass first published?
December 27, 1871Through the Looking-glass and what Alice Found There / Originally published
Are first edition books worth anything?
Speaking generally, first editions will hold the most value if they are first editions, first printings. Depending on who has published the book and what formats it has been published in, you’ll be looking for hardcover books mostly.
What is the difference between first printing and first edition?
A first edition is the first printing of a book. It’s true that a first edition may have one or more printings and that a second edition will normally be noted only if there are actual changes, usually major, in the text. But for a collector, a first printing is the only true first edition.
Why was the book Alice in Wonderland banned?
Alice in Wonderland was banned in China’s Hunan province by the Governor as far back as 1931. The primary reason for the ban was because the censor general believed attribution of animals acting like humans with the same complexity was an “insult”.
Why is Alice in Wonderland banned?
Where is the original manuscript Alice in Wonderland book?
The Morgan Library and Museum
In the middle of a bright yellow room at The Morgan Library and Museum in New York sits the 150-year-old original manuscript of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, written and self-published by the enigmatic Oxford University mathematics teacher Charles Lutwidge Dodgson—better known by his pen name, Lewis Carroll.
What age should children read Alice in Wonderland?
This is solidified by the UK rating of Parental Guidance (‘should not unsettle a child aged around eight or older’), a marked difference to the 1950s cartoon version which is a U (‘should be suitable for audiences aged four years and over’).