Alice in Wonderland Book w/ Lewis Carroll Autograph For Sale In Nate D. Sanders Store
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Lewis Carroll Autograph For Sale
It is rare to find a Lewis Carroll autograph aka Charles Dodgson autograph in an Alice in Wonderland book and when Carroll did inscribe a copy, he would usually sign it “By the Author.” We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions, sold a Lewis Carroll autograph inside an Alice in Wonderland book — actually, much more than a Lewis Carroll autograph. Take a look:
Lewis Carroll Autograph Poem Signed in “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” — Carroll Cleverly Composes an Acrostic Poem Where the First Letter of Each Line Reveals a Message
Original Lewis Carroll autograph poem signed by Lewis Carroll, dedicated to the sister of an “Alice” who died in infancy. Carroll composes the tender poem inside a presentation copy of “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” (London: MacMillan and Co., 1874), inscribed on the half-title page in Carroll’s signature purple ink, “Presented to Jessie Howard Clark, in remembrance of her sister Alice, by the Author / July 15, 1875”. Young Jessie lived in Australia which served as the basis for the poem, alongside the themes of death and the connected experience of childhood across the world. The poem is additionally constructed so that the letters of the first words of each line form the recipient’s name, “Jessie Howard Clark”. Written on the page opposite the table of contents, poem reads in full,
“Just half a world to travel o’er,
E’re this may reach its Southern home:
Such waters wide between us roare
So many a league of barren foam.
In vain the trackless interspace –
England’s white ships can cleave the flood,
Hailing as brethren every race
Of English speech & English blood.
Wherever English childhood dwells
‘Alice’ may hope to find a band
Ready to listen while she tells
Dreams of the shadowy ‘Wonderland.’
Child-friend, whom I shall never see!
Let me in fancy feel thee nigh,
And trust in other lands to be
Remembered as the years go by –
Kind thoughts will live, though we may die.
Lewis Carroll autograph
July 15, 1875.”
Jessie’s father was author John Howard Clark, who originally wrote Charles Dodgson, aka Lewis Carroll, regarding his own book “Bertie and the Bullfrogs”, inspired by “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”. Upon learning that Clark had a daughter Alice who died in infancy, Carroll kindly composed this poem and gifted it to Clark’s other daughter Jessie. Book measures 5″ x 7.25″, bound in publisher’s red boards with gilt titling. With original black endpapers and all edges gilt. Separation starting to front and rear joints, and scuffing to boards. Interior is clean, including manuscript pages. Overall in very good condition, with a dramatic presentation. Sold for $16,800.
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Rare Lewis Carroll “Rhyme? and Reason?” First Edition and Autograph Letter Signed — “…how much it must be abridged. I have treated the poet as one person, & ignored the second name ‘Money Spinner’…”
Rare Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, aka Lewis Carroll, autograph letter signed and poem collection, “Rhyme? and Reason?” first edition published by MacMillan: London: 1883. The “Alice in Wonderland” creator writes to Charlotte Yonge, editor of “The Monthly Packet.” In this 3pp. card-style letter dated 5 May 1880, penned in Dodgson’s typical purple ink on his Christ Church stationery, Carroll writes: “My dear Miss Yonge, Here is the summary of the 27 replies. If you haven’t room for it, please return it & tell me how much it must be abridged. I have treated the poet as one person, & ignored the second name ‘Money Spinner.’ You can correct this, if necessary, before sending it to your printer. Please ask him to send me 2 proofs, and the M.S. [manuscript] — I will return him one proof corrected for Press — when I do this, may I ask him to work me off a dozen proofs of the slip, before he sets it up in pages with the rest of the ‘M.P.’ [Monthly Packet]? C L Dodgson”. The periodical published the short stories of Carroll that were ultimately compiled into his “A Tangled Tale” (1885). Carroll’s “Rhyme? and Reason?” is a collection of poems in his literary nonsense style and includes his longest poem, the celebrated “Phantasmagoria.” The 3.25″ x 5.25″ letter is taped to the fly-leaf of the book measuring 4.75″ x 7.25″ and running 214pp. The volume, in original pictorial cloth, is housed in a turquoise case. Slight soiling to green cloth boards and some cracking to endpapers at hinges. Moderate fading and wear to case. Overall very good condition. Sold for $1,848.
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Lewis Carroll Autograph Letter Signed ”C.L. Dodgson” — Rare
Autograph letter signed by famed children’s author Lewis Carroll, signed using his given name of C.L. Dodgson. Letter, dated 10 November 1891 from Christ Church, reads in full: ”Dear Harvey / In accordance with a Resolution of C.R., I enclose along with the 4 interest now due to you, the 200 principal, with many thanks for having lent it to us 2 1/2 years ago. Sincerely yours, C.L. Dodgson”. Measures 3.5” x 5.5”. One mail fold and small water spot to upper left. Very good. Sold for $1,664.
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Similar Item Sold
This may not be a Lewis Carroll autograph, but it is a great Alice in Wonderland item that we sold at Nate D. Sanders:
Sir John Tenniel Illustration Used in the First Edition of ”Through the Looking-Glass” — With a Presentation Signing by Tenniel From ”Christmas 1876”
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