1889 1st ed Sylvie & Bruno Lewis Carroll Illustrated Fantasy Humor Harry Furniss
“Be sure the safest rule is that we should not dare to live in any scene in which we dare not die.”
― Lewis Carroll, Sylvie and Bruno
A rare first edition of the first volume of Lewis Carroll’s final novel published in his lifetime – “Sylvie and Bruno”. This work showed the evolution of Carroll as a writer, in that, he ventured into multiple plots within the same story. This book is set in a fairy tale timeline as well as a real-world setting and is beautifully illustrated by Harry Furniss. The story of “Sylvie and Bruno” was complete in 1893 with the conclusion entitled “Sylvie and Bruno Concluded”.
1889 1st ed Sylvie & Bruno Lewis Carroll Illustrated Fantasy Humor Harry Furniss
“Be sure the safest rule is that we should not dare to live in any scene in which we dare not die.”
― Lewis Carroll, Sylvie and Bruno
A rare first edition of the first volume of Lewis Carroll’s final novel published in his lifetime – “Sylvie and Bruno”. This work showed the evolution of Carroll as a writer, in that, he ventured into multiple plots within the same story. This book is set in a fairy tale timeline as well as a real-world setting and is beautifully illustrated by Harry Furniss. The story of “Sylvie and Bruno” was complete in 1893 with the conclusion entitled “Sylvie and Bruno Concluded”.
Item number: #954
Price: $350
CARROLL, Lewis
Sylvie and Bruno
London ; New York : Macmillan, 1889. First edition.
Details:
- Collation complete with all pages: [xxiii], 400, [6]
- 46 illustrations by Harry Furniss
- Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
- Language: English
- Size: ~7in X 5in (17.5cm x 12.5cm)
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954
Category
Literature
Authors
CARROLL, Lewis
Printing Date
19th Century
Language
English
Binding
Leather
Book Condition
Excellent