DODGSON, Charles L. (Lewis Carroll). The Vision of the Three T's, A Threnody by the Author of "The New Belfry". (SECOND EDITION - 1873)

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AUTHOR: DODGSON, Charles L. (Lewis Carroll). 

TITLE: The Vision of the Three T's, A Threnody by the Author of "The New Belfry".

PUBLISHER: Oxford: James Parker & Co., 1873.

DESCRIPTION: SECOND EDITION. 1 vol., 6-1/2" x 4-1/2", original printed brick red wrappers.

CONDITION: Some minor chipping to head and foot of spine, hinges fine, overall VERY GOOD.

REFERENCE: WMG 94a

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Ownership signature of Gibbs Rigaud to top edge.  Major-General Gibbs Rigaud, served in the Kaffir War and in China.  Dodgson from time to time applied to John Rigaud, Gibbs' brother, who was a Fellow at Magdalen College for permission to take visitors to Magdalen Chapel.  Gibbs on one occasion called on Dodgson with a niece to look at photographs.  There is also one letter, dated 1875, to John inquiring about his brother who hearing he had some "beautiful Indian (or Japanese?) shawls or other articles of dress" that he would like to borrow.