Alice In Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass and What Alice Found There
by Carroll, Lewis
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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About This Item
'Alice In Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass and What She Found There', Lewis Carroll, w/All The Original Illustrations by John Tinniel, uncommon 1915 combined version published by Henry Altemus of Philadelphia.
One of our best loved treasures - is the Henry Altemus version containing both Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass - by Lewis Carroll, the pen-name of Oxford mathematician Charles Dodgson. It includes all of the original edition illustrations
Dodgson was fond of children and became friends with Lorina, Alice and Edith Liddell, the young daughters of the Dean of his college, Christ Church. One summer's day in 1862 he entertained them on a boat trip with a story of Alice's adventures in a magical world entered through a rabbit-hole. The ten-year-old Alice was so entranced that she begged him to write it down for her. It took him some time to write out the tale - in a tiny, neat hand - and complete the 37 illustrations. Alice finally received the 90-page book, dedicated to 'a dear child, in memory of a summer day', in November 1864.
Urged by friends to publish the story, Dodgson re-wrote and enlarged it, removing some of the private family references and adding two new chapters. The original published version was illustrated by the artist John Tenniel.
See https://henryaltemus.com/alice/alice.htm for detailed information on the Henry Altemus versions.
[Henry Altemus, Philadelphia, undated (1915), uncommon combined edition in hardcover, in green boards, cover w/color pastedown illustration, no dj. Faded spine w/small tear on top, ink inscription on front flyleaf, illustrated endpapers, b&w illustrations throughout, otherwise unmarked, tight binding, 344 pp.]
Extended Description and Notes
Contains all of the original illustrations by John Tinniel, RARE 1915 combined version published by Henry Altemus of Philadelphia.
Synopsis
Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel, Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There , tell the story of a young girl in a fantasy world filled with peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. The classic tale of literary nonsense takes the reader on an exploration of logic and absurdities. The Alice books — sometimes combined or referred to with the abbreviated title Alice in Wonderland — have been translated into at least 97 languages with over a hundred different editions. The books have also been adapted numerous times into films (both live-action and cartoon), plays, and musicals.
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- Bookseller
- Niklook's Vintage Pirate, Treasure, Exploration & Adventure Emporium (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12231955
- Title
- Alice In Wonderland and Through The Looking Glass and What Alice Found There
- Author
- Carroll, Lewis
- Illustrator
- John Tinniel
- Format/Binding
- Combined edition in hardcover, in green boards, cover w/color pastedown illustration, no dj.
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- none
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- combined
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Henry Altemus
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1915
- Pages
- 344
- Weight
- 2.50 lbs
- Keywords
- Charles Dodgson, March Hare, underground, Mad Hatter, Cheshire Cat, White Rabbit, Queen of Hearts
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children & Young Adults; Collectable & Signed;
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