Alice through the looking glass

[DONNA1458]

How much would the first addition of this book sell for. TIA

[Clanad]

A fine copy published in 1872 (Carroll wrote it in 1871) sold recently on E-bay for just under $1,900 (US). It was, however, paired with its sister book What Alice Found There.

A similar pair, but including a verified hand written card in each signed by Lewis Carroll is on the market for $15,000.
It appears difficult to find a stand alone first edition of Alice: Through the Looking Glass.

Caution is advised concerning the title of any Carrrol (pen name for Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) work though. Originally published as a sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland(1865)(Original title: Alice's Adventures Under Ground) Through the Looking-Glass and what Alice Found There (1871) has been published with many variations on the title, check closely and best of luck!

[fredpuli47]

'Paired with its sister book', Clanad? The title of the book is "Alice through the Looking-glass" with the subtitle "and what Alice found there".It is just the one, not two books.

The true "First Edition" (London, 1872) has a misprint on page 21. In the poem Jabberwocky the publisher MacMillan and Company's printers put 'wade' instead of 'wabe' in the second line ( "Did gyre and gimble in the wabe"), much to the author's annoyance.This version was soon corrected.

[Clanad]

Of course, you are correct, fredpuli47... obviously I intended to post "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There... Thanks for the correction!

[Ice.Maiden]

I don't have the first editions, but I have some old ones, dating back to when my mother won them in 1958. Think we'll hang onto them.

[Lucy Thomas]

It's called a First Edition not addition.

[Ice.Maiden]

Huge beam! Sorry Donna, but Lucy's right!!! Still - we know what you meant!