Dodgson's first book, written when he was 13
Useful and Instructive Poetry.
London: Geoffrey Bles, [1954].
Price: $100.00
About the item
First edition. With an introduction by Derek Hudson. 1 vols. 8vo. Dodgson's first book, written when he was 13. Original cream boards, lettered in green and red, clear wrapper with front flap from dust jacket affixed, light soiling, else fine.
Item #26654
Dodgson's first book, written in 1845, when 13, for the benefit of his younger sister and brother. It was to be the first of the Dodgson “domestic magazines,” a series which went on to include “The Rectory Magazine,” “The Comet,” “The Rosebud,” “The Star,” “The Will-o'-the-Wisp,” “The Rectory Umbrella,” and “Mischmasch”.
