Through the looking-glass, and what Alice found there
Book
1872 (published)
1872 (published)
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Case binding of red cloth over boards. Borders blocked in gold, with gold vignettes in centre of each cover. Title in gold on spine. Gilt edges. Final page of publisher's advertisements. Half-title. Illustrated with wood-engravings (including frontispiece) by the Brothers Dalziel, printed by electrotypes.
Object details
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| Title | Through the looking-glass, and what Alice found there (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Illustrations printed using electrotypes. |
| Brief description | Book, Through the looking-glass, and what Alice found there, by Lewis Carroll, with fifty illustrations by John Tenniel. Lodnon: Macmillan And Co. 1872. NAL Pressmark: AA.CARL.AT.1872. |
| Physical description | Case binding of red cloth over boards. Borders blocked in gold, with gold vignettes in centre of each cover. Title in gold on spine. Gilt edges. Final page of publisher's advertisements. Half-title. Illustrated with wood-engravings (including frontispiece) by the Brothers Dalziel, printed by electrotypes. |
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| Credit line | Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier |
| Object history | Acquired by the Reniers from "S" in November 1968. Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier. Binder's label on lower pastedown reads: "Bound by Burn & Co.". Bookplate on upper pastedown reads: "From the Library of Anne Renier and F.G. Renier". Binder's label on lower pastedown reads: "Bound by Burn & Co." Bookplate on upper pastedown reads: "From the Library of Anne Renier and F.G. Renier." Initialled in ink "AR" (ie. Anne Renier) on lower flyleaf. |
| Other number | AA.CARL.AT.1872 - NAL Pressmark |
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| Library number | 38041803014901 |
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| Record created | July 29, 2019 |
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