Author: Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by John R. Neill.
Title: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
Publisher: Chicago, The Reilly & Britton Co., 1908. First edition illustrated by John R. Neill.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 7" x 5".
Pages: 58 pages + publisher's catalog.
Binding: Attractive and very good original publisher’s decorative pictorial red cloth binding, featuring Alice and the White Rabbit on the cover in a striking Art Nouveau frame. Spine lettered in green with black titles (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown, light rubbing and gentle wear to the corners and spine ends - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. 
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean - as shown, the “This Book Belongs To” page has been filled with an early owner’s inscription (“Dorothy, from Aunt Milla and Uncle Jim” - as shown). This edition is abridged: it includes only the opening portion of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and the “Humpty Dumpty” episode from Through the Looking-Glass.
Illustrations: First edition illustrated by John R. Neill. Illustrated throughout with enchanting full-page color plates, tinted illustrations, decorative endpapers, and expressive line drawings. Neill’s interpretation, instantly recognizable from his Oz illustrations, gives Alice a distinctly American character and Art Nouveau flair.

Estimate: (USD 300 – 400).

The book: A rare and collectible 1908 edition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, published by The Reilly & Britton Co. of Chicago. This volume holds special importance as the first John R. Neill illustrated edition of Carroll’s classic. Unlike complete text editions, it is abridged, containing only the opening chapters of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland together with the Humpty Dumpty episode from Through the Looking-Glass.

Its vivid pictorial binding, decorative endpapers, and Neill’s colorful, imaginative illustrations make this edition a highly desirable artifact for collectors of both Carrolliana and early American illustrated books.

The author: Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, 1832–1898) redefined children’s literature with his playful narratives, inventive logic, and dreamlike imagery in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871). His works continue to inspire illustrators and readers across the world.

The illustrator: John R. Neill (1877–1943), best known as the principal illustrator of L. Frank Baum’s Oz series, became one of the most influential children’s book artists of the early 20th century. His dynamic linework and Art Nouveau sensibilities set him apart from his contemporaries. This 1908 edition represents his first illustrated interpretation of Alice, blending Carroll’s fantastical world with Neill’s distinctly American style.