Inscribed by Author(s).Ĭondition: Very good. Both books have a tissue guarded, wood engraved frontpiece with forty six text illustrations by Harry Furniss. Hinges slightly cracked in the first volume. Both volumes are with original cloth boards with gilt lettering, borders and vignettes on the covers. The lucky students received presentation copies of the books of which one was Miss Bishop. In Miss Bishop's last year at Oxford Dodgson gave a lecture on his book, The Game of Logic, to classes of twenty Oxford students. She became the Principle of Royal Holloway College. Matilda Ellen Bishop (1844 - 1913) was as assistant mistress at the Oxford High School when it opened in 1875 and became the headmistress from 1879 to 1887. The second volume is inscribed in dark blue ink and dated 28 December 1893, 'With the author's sincere regards'.

The first inscription is in purple ink and dated 12 December 1889, 'With sincere regards from the author'. Both presentation copies are inscribed by the author for Miss Bishop on both half titles. Green, comments after this entry: 'It was probably during this stay in the house at Onslow Square that a chance meeting with his little cousin Alice Raikes helped Dodgson to the additional realization of the peculiarities of 'Looking-Glass House,' which gave still greater verisimilitude to the new 'Wonderland' which he was then inventing for his own dream-child.'.

Wilson-Fox) was the daughter of Lewis Carroll's cousin, and may have been the inspiration for Carroll's 'Alice' character (see the entry in Lewis Carroll's diary for August 17, 1868, wherein Lewis records his visit with Alice Raikes and the further development of 'Through the Looking Glass'). 8, 1890.' 'Sylvie and Bruno Concluded': 'Alice Wilson Fox, with the Author's affectionate regards. 'Sylvie and Bruno': 'Alice Wilson Fox from her old friend the Author. The first in purple ink the second in black ink. Both signed and inscribed by Carroll on half-title pages to Alice Wilson Fox. Full gilt stamped red morocco by Scroll Club, spines with raised bands, gilt ruled edges, gilt ruled inner dentelles, a.e.g. Frontispiece and forty five illustrations by Harry Furniss 5 pages of publisher's advertisements at end.

Sylvia and bruno