Lewis Carroll address book expected to reach $45,500

Sotheby's is to offer an address book belonging to Alice in Wonderland author Lewis Carroll.

Carroll Nursery Alice
The Nursery Alice was an abridged version of Alice in Wonderland intended for younger children

The lot dates to 1889 and is valued at £25,000-35,000 ($32,466-45,452).

It features the names and addresses of the recipients of Carroll's The Nursery Alice, an abridged copy of his bestselling book.

It details where the books were sent from and how they were bound (particularly favoured people received copies in white morocco).

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