Davy and the Goblin; or, What Followed Reading "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"

Overview:

• Title: Davy and the Goblin; or, What Followed Reading "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"
• Author: Charles E. Carryl
• Year: 1886
• Publisher: Frederick Warne
• Price: 5/-
• Binding: Hardcover
• Type: Chapter Book
• Title Reference: Davy and the Goblin; or, What Followed Reading "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"
• Notes:
  • 1st UK ed. Published for the 1886 Christmas gift season.
  • Publication year and price from publisher advert The Scotsman 1886-12-20 p3 "Frederick Warne & Co.'s Christmas Catalogue and Detailed List of New Books" is now ready. Among the new books are 9 listed, this one as "In [Denny?] 4to, Cloth, Bevelled Bds., Gilt Edges, 5s.; postage 6d." That -12-20 advertisement quotes an earlier review in The Scotsman (not found 2018-05-04).
  • Bombay retailer Thacker & Co. lists the full title among New Books, Now Ready, at price Rupees-annas 3-12, or 3-6 cash. The list of about 100 books identifies no publishers explicitly --this title is "by Charles E. Carryl. (Illustrated.)"-- but it contains four volumes of "Warne's Little Playmate Series". --The Times of India 1886-11-25 p1
  • One dealer at ABEbooks (as 1885, no images) notes the interior illustrations by Bensell. And describes the book cover, as illustrated with a goblin, but too briefly to know whether it matches the US cover, or to know the artist.