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Through the looking-glass, and what Alice found there

Book
1872 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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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Object type
TitleThrough 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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.4cm (Note: (closed))
  • Width: 14.4cm (Note: (closed))
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
Collection
Library number
38041803014901

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