Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
by Lewis Carroll; John Tenniel [illustrator]; Diana Stanley [illustrator]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Light wear to jacket, small tear to back cover at spine corner.
- Seller
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: J.M. Dent & Sons / New York, E.P. Dutton. , 1954.. Light wear to jacket, small tear to back cover at spine corner.. Binding: Full pictorial cloth boards. Upper and spine with blue lettering. Pictorial endpapers. Top edges red. With publisher’s dust jacket, unclipped (11s. 6d. net), 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. (220 x 145 mm)., Illustration: Very good example. Illustrated with black-and-white drawings and 8 colour plates. , Pages: 246 pp. , Category: Book Literature;
, 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. (220 x 145 mm)., Illustration: Very good example. Illustrated with black-and-white drawings and 8 colour plates. , Pages: 246 pp. , Category: Book Literature;
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Seller
- Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books (CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- B7031
- Title
- Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass
- Author
- Lewis Carroll; John Tenniel [illustrator]; Diana Stanley [illustrator]
- Book Condition
- Used - Light wear to jacket, small tear to back cover at spine corner.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J.M. Dent & Sons / New York, E.P. Dutton.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1954.
- Keywords
- Book Literature;
Terms of Sale
Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- E.P.
- The double leaves bound into a book at the front and rear after ...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....