The Westminster Alice
by Munro, Hector H ( Saki ) & Gould, F Carruthers [illustrator]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
The Westminster Gazette, 1902. 1st edition thus.. Hardback. Cloth, VG. [iv]+68pp, b/w illustrations, cloth faded to the spine & the bottom edge of the upper board, cloth a little grubby, internally fine. A pencil note states that the book was purchased in 1972, from Keith Clark, Oxford Market, November 1972 - of 75 pence. A political satire, which was issued in paper wrappers & cloth. It was the author's second book, critical of the politics of the day, of which Alice tries to make sense. A number of notable British politicians are identified in the book. Joseph Chamberlain is the Queen of Hearts, the Red Queen, and the Mad Hatter; Arthur Balfour is the White Queen and the March Hare; the Marquess of Salisbury is the King of Hearts and the Dormouse; Archbishop of Canterbury Frederick Temple is the Duchess; and Redvers Buller is Humpty Dumpty.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eastleach Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 53772
- Title
- The Westminster Alice
- Author
- Munro, Hector H ( Saki ) & Gould, F Carruthers [illustrator]
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st edition thus.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Westminster Gazette
- Date Published
- 1902
- Keywords
- satire, humour, alice in wonderland, politics, british history
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Eastleach Books
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Eastleach Books
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Newbury, Berkshire
About Eastleach Books
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