Alice's adventures in wonderland
Book
1866 (published)
1866 (published)
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Line block printed illustrations from wood-engravings. Signed and gathered in fours. Rebound by Zaehnsdorf (signed on upper pastedown) c.1890's. Case binding of red morocco, blocked in gold (vignettes) in centre of both covers, with title and author lettered in gilt on spine. Raised bands and headbands. Gold-tooled turn-ins. Gilt edges. Marbled endpapers. [10], 192 pages, [1] leaf of plates.
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| Title | Alice's adventures in wonderland (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed book with line block printed illustrations from wood-engravings. Case binding of red morocco, blocked in gold, gilt edges, maerbled endpapers. |
| Brief description | Book, 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' by Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by John Tenniel, wood-engraved by Dalziel Brothers. Published in London by Macmillan & Co. 1866. NAL Pressmark: B.AA.CARL.AL.1866. |
| Physical description | Line block printed illustrations from wood-engravings. Signed and gathered in fours. Rebound by Zaehnsdorf (signed on upper pastedown) c.1890's. Case binding of red morocco, blocked in gold (vignettes) in centre of both covers, with title and author lettered in gilt on spine. Raised bands and headbands. Gold-tooled turn-ins. Gilt edges. Marbled endpapers. [10], 192 pages, [1] leaf of plates. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | From the Library of Anne Renier and F.G. Renier (Bookplate on upper pastedown) |
| Gallery label | Two thousand copies of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland were published in 1865. Carroll had already given away 50 before Tenniel objected to their poor printing quality, so Carroll decided to recall his gifts. Comparing a rejected copy with a reprint shows how the new printer, Richard Clay, sensitively inked the finely-engraved details to produce delicate lines and contrasts. Carroll declared the reprint: ‘far superior…a perfect piece of artistic printing’. The suppressed copies are today very rare.
[Label for Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser](2019) |
| Credit line | Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier |
| Object history | Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier. Bookplate on upper pastedown reads: "From the Library of Anne Renier and F.G. Renier." |
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| Other number | B.AA.CARL.AL.1866 - NAL Pressmark |
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| Library number | 38041802039719 |
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| Record created | October 19, 2016 |
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