Available Copies from Independent Booksellers
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 8 3/4 x 13 1/2 " two volume set in slipcase. Preface and notes by James R. Kincaid. text edited by Selwyn H. Goodacre. cloth spines of books slightly faded. illustrated slipcase shows rubbing and smudges. slipcase not damaged-just show handling.
Seller: Chequamegon Books, Washburn, WI, U.S.A.
Price: US$145.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Folio (8 3/4" x 13 3/4"), red quarter buckram over lilac boards with metallic blue lettering on spine, Preface and Notes by James R. Kincaid; text edited by Selwyn H. Goodacre; profusely illustrated with full-page and in-text B&W fine-line woodblock illustrations by BARRY MOSER, mottled purple endpapers, xxiii, [xxiv], [4] + 4-146 pages + [2] Acknowledgements + [2] Colophon. Weight: 2 lbs. 6 oz. Elegantly illustrated and handsomely printed impressive "Pennyroyal Edition" of Lewis Carroll's classic tale, which first appeared in 1871. This is, of course, the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865). The black fine-line woodblock illustrations by Barry Moser (born 1940) are dramatic and refined. Barry Moser is an artist, known as a printmaker and illustrator of many fine works of literature. He is also the owner, operator, and proprietor of Pennyroyal Press. Some of Moser's most celebrated work has been his illustrations for Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, each of which consisted of more than a hundred prints, and the former of which won him American Book Award for design and illustration in 1982. The two tales, of course, include such remarkable characters as "Humpty Dumpty" and "Tweedledum and Tweedledee" as well as memorable verses like "Jabberwocky" and "The Walrus and the Carpenter." SUPERIOR illustrated edition of this classic. Square, tight, with bright clean pages. Blue cloth is Fine or better. Dust jacket (unclipped) is sharp and bright with slight rubbing and some soil to its back panel. First Printing of "The Pennyroyal [Trade] Edition".
Seller: Borg Antiquarian, Lake Forest, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: An exceptional copy of the first trade edition of Barry Moser's stunning Pennyroyal Press fine press edition of both titles. Signed by Moser on the title page of each volume. First Printings. 146, [6] pp.; xxiii, 167, [5] pp. Folio. Dust jackets are clean, crisp and in mylar covers. Interiors pristine.
Seller: Craig Olson Books, ABAA/ILAB, Belfast, ME, U.S.A.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Two-Volume Set. Tall quarto. 9 x 13.75 in. 150; 167 + [5] pp. Fully illustrated with black & white reproductions of artworks by Barry Moser, illustrated endpapers. Volume I: Near fine in original red quarter-cloth over lavender boards, lettering on spine in purple, mild sunning to top and especially bottom of boards, light spotting to fore- and bottom edge; near fine pictorial dust jacket. Volume II: Near fine in original blue quarter-cloth over light blue boards, lettering on spine in blue, subtle sunning to top and bottom of boards, light spotting to fore- and bottom edge. Near fine pictorial dust jacket. Overall, both volumes square, clean and bright. Both copies inscribed affectionately by Moser to NC artist George Cress. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is inscribed on the title page, "for my dear friend George Cress"; Through the Looking Glass, and what Alice Found There is inscribed on the title page, "for my mentor, George Cress, dear friend, splendid artist," with a pencil drawing of a horse chess-piece opposite on frontispiece. Very handsome set with kind association.
Seller: Cleveland Book Company, ABAA, Rocky River, OH, U.S.A.
Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Pennnyroyal Press, West Hatfield MA, 1982.
Price: US$6000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Moser's Alice joins the ranks of the earlier spectacular Alices: Tenniel, Rackham, Dali: not only do the 75 images dance and sprawl across the pages, but they reflect new visions of the text. These images range from marginalia to images merged into the text, to full page and on to two page spreads. The text is printed in black, with highlighted words in red or blue. Moser's signature is in purple, as is the limitation number, 157 of 350. The book is half bound in purple morocco with boards covered in a coordinating hand marbled paper, from the workshop of Gray Parrot. The type was cast and composed by Michael and Winifred Bixler. Further hand composition was done by Arthur Larson. Text and blocks were printed by Harold McGrath on Puligeum, a paper specially made for Pennyroyal by the Strathmore Paper Company. The clamshell case is quarter bound in morocco with cloth covered sides. The extra set of 75 prints, each signed by Moser, is enclosed in a matching cloth covered portfolio. A cover letter to the Reader from Moser explains the status of the prints in the portfolio. The prints produced for the copies of the book are fine, but some of the blocks cracked when they were put through the press for a second run. At this point, Moser decided to continue to print the second set as is--there was no time to re-do the blocks. The book and portfolio are fine, the box fine, with some discoloring and rubbing to the spine of the box (see the photographs). Gray Parrot binding half bound in purple Morocco with boards covered in a coordinating hand marbled paper
Seller: Four Rivers Books, LLC, Boulder, CO, U.S.A.
Price: US$7500.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: The Pennyroyal Press edition of Through the Looking Glass. Oversized hardcover, hand-printed and hand-bound in clamshell box with separate chemise of complete suite of signed prints. Clamshell box measures just under 12 x 18 inches, by 3.25 inches thick. Natural gray buckram boards and edges, with maroon leather spine stamped in gold. The book itself is bound in full, maroon, leather, with gold lettering on the spine; gold borders and crown on the covers. This copy has the Full Leather binding, which was limited on only a few of the copies - most have paper over boards. Gray endpapers. xxv + 163 pages. This is copy number 21 of 350. This is one of the 50 special patron copies. It is numbered and signed by Barry Moser on the colophon, and is inscribed there by Moser to original owner (in green ink) with an original pencil drawing beneath. Suite of plates accompanies the book, housed in a buckram-bound chemise. There are 92 plates, each signed by Moser. In addition, there are two original pencil drawings, also signed. Everything is in very good condition. Through the Looking Glass is the second Pennyroyal Press book, following fast on the heels of his celebrated Alice in Wonderland. This is one of my favorite books; I look forward to sending it to a new home. Please email with questions or to request photos. Extra shipping will be required to make sure it gets to you safe and sound. [Stored in the vault]
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$10000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Issued separately, each folio volume is limited to 350 numbered copies signed by the illustrator and accompanied by an additional suite of wood engravings, with each print signed by Barry Moser, in a linen-covered chemise. A matching set, both volumes in this pairing are number 270. Printed in five colors on a paper specially made for the Press by Strathmore Mills, with calligraphy by G.G. Laurens. The type is Bembo, in blue, black, and red. Bound by Gray Parrot in quarter purple morocco and crimson morocco, respectively, over marbled paper-covered boards. Each is housed with the chemise of prints in its own morocco-backed linen clamshell box, which are a little discolored along the extremities (as usual). Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass, were the first two in a series of four folio editions of classic texts printed at the Pennyroyal Press. Both sold out almost immediately and have remained the most popular of Moser's oeuvre ever since. The text was edited by Selwyn Goodacre, with a preface and notes by one of America's leading Victorianists, James Kincaid. A whimsical production and among the greatest achievements of late 20th century American book design.
Seller: johnson rare books & archives, ABAA, Covina, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$12000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Alice s Adventures in Wonderland. Hatfield: Pennyroyal Press, 1982. A splendid fine copy of the Limited Edition (One of 350 copies) signed by Barry Moser in the Colophon and bound by Gray Parrot in half-purple Morocco with marbled sides. Accompanied by the complete set (75) of pencil-signed wood engravings in the publisher's issue linen folder, the whole housed in the matching leather-backed clamshell case. Moser's magnum opus that launched his career into fine limited-edition publishing. Alice was sold out upon issue. A collector's copy. together with: CARROLL. LEWIS. Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There A fine copy of the Limited Edition (One of 350 copies) signed by Barry Moser in the Colophon and bound by Gray Parrot in half-purple morocco with marbled sides. Accompanied by the separate suite of pencil-signed prints housed in the publisher's issue linen folder, the whole housed in the matching leather-backed clamshell case. This production immediately followed Alice. A collector's copy. The pair uncommonly found in commerce. Collector's copies.
Seller: Wiggins Fine Books ABAA, ILAB, SNEAB, Shelburne Falls, MA, U.S.A.
Price: US$12075.00 + shipping
Description: Two folio volumes. 150pp.; xxv, 160pp. Each one of 350 copies signed by Barry Moser. Alice is illustrated with 75 wood engravings by Moser, and Through the Looking-Glass contains 95 engravings by Moser. Some of the engravings are full-page plates, while others are beautifully integrated into the layout. Alice bears a presentation inscription on the colophon to a patron, and Moser has added a characteristically detailed pencil drawing of a key. Every illustration in Looking Glass is pencil signed by Moser. Both volumes also come with an additional suite of the wood engravings, each print signed by Moser, in a linen-covered chemise. Both volumes are printed in five colors on a paper specially made for the Press by Strathmore Mills, with calligraphy by G. G. Laurens. The type is Bembo, in blue, black, and red. Bound by Gray Parrot in quarter purple morocco and crimson morocco and marbled boards, respectively. Each is housed in its own morocco-backed linen clamshell box. This was the first in a series of folio editions of classic texts printed at the Pennyroyal Press. It sold out almost immediately and has remained the most popular of Moser's oeuvre ever since. The edition was based on Carroll's corrections to his original text, and the additional commentary was written by one of America's leading Victorianists, James Kincaid. The University of California Press issued a trade edition of this publication which is considered a classic in its own right.
Seller: Bromer Booksellers, Inc., ABAA, Boston, MA, U.S.A.