Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll; John Tenniel [illustrator]; Ada Bowley [frontispiece]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Superficial marks to text block fore edges. Very good example.
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Philadelphia: David McKay. , N.d. (c. 1932).. Superficial marks to text block fore edges. Very good example.. Binding: Full blue cloth boards with pictorial title mounted to upper. Illustrated pasted and free endpapers. Publisher’s dust jacket in Mylar. , Notes: Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 – 1898), known as Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet, mathematician and photographer, widely known for his iconic children’s books, most notably being Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865). Through the Looking-Glass (1871) is its sequel.
John Tenniel (1820 – 1914) was a prominent English illustrator, graphic humourist and political cartoonist of the second half of the 19th century. An alumnus of the Royal Academy of Arts in London, he was knighted for artistic achievements in 1893, the first such honour ever bestowed on an illustrator or cartoonist. Tenniel's detailed black-and-white drawings done for Alice in Wonderland are widely recognized to be the most iconic depictions of the famous characters; "Carroll never describes the Mad Hatter: our image of him is pure Tenniel” (Bryan Talbot, comic book illustrator and writer).
, Size: 8vo. (200 x 135 mm), Illustration: Illustrated in black-and-white. , Pages: 267 pp., Category: Book Literature;
John Tenniel (1820 – 1914) was a prominent English illustrator, graphic humourist and political cartoonist of the second half of the 19th century. An alumnus of the Royal Academy of Arts in London, he was knighted for artistic achievements in 1893, the first such honour ever bestowed on an illustrator or cartoonist. Tenniel's detailed black-and-white drawings done for Alice in Wonderland are widely recognized to be the most iconic depictions of the famous characters; "Carroll never describes the Mad Hatter: our image of him is pure Tenniel” (Bryan Talbot, comic book illustrator and writer).
, Size: 8vo. (200 x 135 mm), Illustration: Illustrated in black-and-white. , Pages: 267 pp., Category: Book Literature;
Synopsis
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells the story of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar and anthropomorphic creatures. The tale is filled with allusions to Dodgson's friends. The tale plays with logic in ways that have given the story lasting popularity with adults as well as children.
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- Seller
- Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books (CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- B6988
- Title
- Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
- Author
- Lewis Carroll; John Tenniel [illustrator]; Ada Bowley [frontispiece]
- Book Condition
- Used - Superficial marks to text block fore edges. Very good example.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- David McKay.
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- N.d. (c. 1932).
- Keywords
- Book Literature;
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