Calabasas, CA, November 23, 2009 -- The “real” Alice’s* copy of Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There ($100,000-$150,000) and Beatrix Potter’s own copy of The Tale of Peter Rabbit, specially bound with a personal inscription ($80,000-$120,000) will highlight Profiles in History’s December 16, 2009 auction of the Pat McInally Collection of Children’s Literature. This unique auction of 101 lots will also include a First Edition, first state of the text copy of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ($40,000-$60,000), a First Edition of Goldfinger, inscribed by Ian Fleming to William Plomer, the book’s dedicatee ($60,000-$80,000) and a First Edition, First Issue Presentation copy of Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There, accompanied by something extra—two fine original pencil drawings of Alice and Humpty Dumpty by illustrator John Tenniel ($40,000-$60,000).

[*Ten-year-old Alice Liddell met and inspired Lewis Carroll to write Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.]

Worldwide bidding begins at 12:00 PM (noon) Pacific Time and can be placed either in person, via mail, phone or fax. In addition, Internet bidding is offered at the following sites:

iCollector (http://www.icollector.com/The-Pat-McInally-Collection-of-Children-s-Literature-Auction_as15203)

LiveAuctioneers (http://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/20151)

Press Contact:

Marc Kruskol
MJK Public Relations
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