"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, with color plates by Gertrude Kay and the original drawings by John Tenniel, published by Lippincott, Philadelphia and London 1923. First Edition for Gertrude Kay illustrations.

Hard cover, original red cloth with black decorations and lettering on spine (some wear, especially spine and corners: see photos); 5.3/4" x 8.1/4"; illustrated endpapers [creased at the hinges, front ep creases, signs of hinge glue repair at the front ep: see photos]; 'F. Landon' and 'Lucy Ann Niles' is stamped on the front endpaper, color frontispiece, 242 pages including 'Christmas Greetings' poem at the end, thick paper + 8 color plates on glossy paper including frontispiece [all listed plates are present], some wear and soiling, a few page corner folds, good / very good condition.

This is the first edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland decorated with Gertrude Kay's beautiful color plates alongside John Tenniel's famous and nostalgic line drawings.

"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (first published on July 4, 1865) - originally published as "Alice's Adventures Under Ground". The story centers on the seven-year-old Alice, who falls asleep in a meadow, and dreams that she plunges down a rabbit hole. She finds herself first too large and then too small. She meets such strange characters as Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter, the March Hare, and the King and Queen of Hearts, and experiences wondrous, often bizarre adventures, trying to reason in numerous discussions that do not follow the daylight logic. Finally, she loses her temper, bringing down this dream world and wakes up.

Gertrude Kay (1884-1939) was an artist, writer, and a prolific children books illustrator of the Golden Age of Illustration. She grew up in Alliance, Ohio, where her father was a prosperous hardware merchant. She studied illustration at the Philadelphia Museum School of Design and with Howard Pyle at the Drexel University in Philadelphia. Following her schooling, she returned to Alliance where she maintained a studio.

Kay won national awards for her watercolors. Her works were published in many national magazines, including McCall’s and Ladies’ Home Journal, and appeared throughout the United States and around the world. Her popularity increased and she became well-known for her colorful paintings including her illustration of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. While she illustrated many children’s books in her career, she was also a successful author of children's books as well.

Lewis Carroll (1832-1898), (pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), was an English writer and mathematician, logician, Anglican clergyman and photographer. He is best known for his enduring classics Alice in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking Glass (1875). Though ostensibly children's books, they appeal to all ages.

Sir John Tenniel (1820-1914) was an English illustrator. He drew many topical cartoons and caricatures for Punch in the late 19th century, but is best remembered today for his illustrations for Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass

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