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Aventures d'Alice au pays des merveilles

Book
1869 (published)
Artist/Maker
Macmillan & Co. (publisher)
Tenniel, John (illustrator)
Place of origin
London (published)

10 unnumbered pages, 196 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates, frontispiece, illustrations. Panel stamp binding. Illustrations, including frontispiece, by John Tenniel, engraved on wood by the Brothers Dalziel.

Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Books
National Art Library
Illustration
Object type
Book
Titles
  • Aventures d'Alice au pays des merveilles (published title)
  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (alternative title)
Materials and techniques
Full cloth binding, stamped gold decoration, electrotyped illustrations from wood engravings, letterpress on paper.
Printing Ink
Paper (Fiber Product)
Cloth
Electrotyping
Printing
Brief description
Book, Aventures d'Alice au pays des merveilles. Par Lewis Carroll. Tr. de l'anglais par Henri Bué. Ouvrage illustré de 42 vignettes par John Tenniel. Londres: Macmillan and Co., 1869. NAL Pressmark: AA.CARL.AL.XFR.1869.
Physical description
10 unnumbered pages, 196 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates, frontispiece, illustrations. Panel stamp binding. Illustrations, including frontispiece, by John Tenniel, engraved on wood by the Brothers Dalziel.
Dimensions
  • Length: 188mm (Note: (closed))
  • Width: 14.4cm (Note: (closed))
  • Depth: 2.3cm (Note: (closed))
Closed: Length 188mm x Width 134 x Depth 19mm Open: Depth 188mm x Width 225 x Height 105mm
Gallery label
(2019)
In 1867 Carroll wrote to his publisher: ‘I am strongly advised to try a translation of Alice into French, on the grounds that French children are not nearly so well off for <i>well</i>-illustrated books as English or German.’ Many later editions, like this Swahili translation, included new illustrations of Alice and the animals. They reflect how the universal nature of the story means it can be adapted to different languages, cultures or countries.

[Group label for Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser]
Credit line
Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier
Object history
Acquired by the Reniers from Crutch in July 1971. Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier. Bookplate on upper pastedown reads: "From the Library of Anne Renier and F.G. Renier". Initialled in ink "AR" (ie. Anne Renier) on lower pastedown.
Other number
AA.CARL.AL.XFR.1869 - NAL Pressmark
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
38041803021153

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Record createdOctober 15, 2019
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1514113/aventures-dalice-au-pays-des-book-tenniel-john/
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