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The Nursery "Alice"

Book
1890 (published)
Artist/Maker
Edmund Evans Ltd. (printer)
Macmillan & Co. (publisher)
Sir John Tenniel (illustrator)
Emily Gertrude Thomson (illustrator)
Place of origin
London (published)

[12], 56, [8] pages. Brown letterpress. Illustrated with colour wood-engravings, including frontispiece, reproduced as colour line photoengravings. Publisher's advertisements at end of volume. Quarter binding of cream cloth with glazed papers over boards. Title and colour illustration on upper cover. Colour illustration on lower cover.

Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Books
National Art Library
Illustration
Object type
Book
TitleThe Nursery "Alice" (published title)
Materials and techniques
Colour wood-engravings and letterpress in quarter binding or cloth over boards.
Printing Ink
Paper (Fiber Product)
Cloth
Wood-Engraving
Letterpress
Printing
Brief description
Book, The Nursery "Alice" containing twenty coloured enlargements from Tenniel's illustrations to "Alice's adventures in Wonderland" with text adapted to nursery readers by Lewis Carroll. The cover designed and coloured by E. Gertrude Thomson. London: Macmillan and Co. 1890. NAL Pressmark: B.AA.CARL.AN.1890.
Physical description
[12], 56, [8] pages. Brown letterpress. Illustrated with colour wood-engravings, including frontispiece, reproduced as colour line photoengravings. Publisher's advertisements at end of volume. Quarter binding of cream cloth with glazed papers over boards. Title and colour illustration on upper cover. Colour illustration on lower cover.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.5cm (Note: (closed))
  • Width: 19.5cm (Note: (closed))
Gallery label
(2019)
Carroll re-wrote his first Alice story to extend its reach to nursery-age children. He used more direct language, often focusing on the images. Tenniel redrew some of the illustrations as they would be printed in colour for the first time, with Alice wearing a yellow dress. Carroll also ‘invented’ a stamp case in 1888. On one side the insert pulls out to reveal the baby turned into a pig, and on the other side, the Cheshire Cat disappears.

[Label for Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser]
Credit line
Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier
Object history
Acquired by the Reniers from "Clift" in December 1960. Also includes "An Easter greeting" and "Christmas greetings". Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier.Bookplate on upper pastedown reads: "From the Library of Anne Renier and F.G. Rrenier". Initialled in ink "AR" (ie. Anne Renier) on lower flyleaf.
Other number
B.AA.CARL.AN.1890 - NAL Pressmark
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
38041803024272

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Record createdJuly 29, 2019
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1505314/the-nursery-alice-book-sir-john-tenniel/
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