I LOVE the illustrations! They are whimsical and fanciful and delightful, and they totally suit the nonsensical spirit of Wonderland.  They were almost enough to win me over from my usual distaste of abridgments.  But this isn’t even a whole abridgment.  Only if one takes the time to read the inside flap of the dust jacket does one know that this is the first half of Alice’s adventures.  It could have been really fabulous if they’d created a larger volume to include the complete story.  This way it falls a bit flat.