This beautiful new edition of alice\ s adventures in wonderland features rarely seen illustrations by. It tells of a young girl named alice falling through a rabbit hole into a subterranean fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. Alices adventures in wonderland lewis carroll 1920 1st miniature edition. Alices adventures in wonderland and through the looking glass. Each volume features authoritative texts by the worlds greatest. For the first time, it gives us in a single book both lewis carrolls early version of alices. But shortly afterwards, the books illustrator, john tenniel, told carroll. Alices adventures in wonderland lewis carroll english.
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A few verbal changes were made in later editions, but these were of minor. First of all, the performance by michael page was quite good, and overall the experience is good. Alices adventures in wonderland amazonclassics edition. Editions of alices adventures in wonderland by lewis carroll. The publishing history of alices adventures in wonderland has a fairytale quality all its own. Alices adventures in wonderland first edition lewis. By lewis carroll illustrated by john tenniel navigate alices adventures inwonderland control close the book turn the page the worlds most precise replica of the worlds most famous childrens book. The original first edition of alices adventures in wonderland the book was ready on 4 july 1865, exactly 3 years after the famous boat trip. The unique publishing history of the 1865 first edition of alices adventures in wonderland is essential in understanding the collecting history of the book. Lewis carroll s masterpieces, alice s adventures in wonderland and its sequel through the looking glass, mark an epoch in the history of dream literature, having as much appeal for adults as for children. Alices adventures in wonderland facsimile edition by. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. First edition of alices adventures in wonderland for sale.
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The first edition of alices adventures in wonderland goes on display in oxford to mark the 150th anniversary of the book. Alices adventures in wonderland second edition lewis. A first edition of alices adventures in wonderland youtube. Like the first, this second edition includes carrolls earlier story alices adventures under ground, which allows readers to trace the revisions and to compare carrolls own illustrations in the original with the famous john tenniel illustrations for alices. Working with renowned illustrator john tenniel of punch magazine, lewis carroll developed the elements of the story into this book.
The books have also been adapted numerous times into films both live action and cartoon, plays, and musicals. Alices adventures in wonderland lewis carroll hardcover. Alice s adventures in wonderland commonly shortened to alice in wonderland is an 1865 novel written by english author charles lutwidge dodgson under the pseudonym lewis carroll. Alices adventures in wonderland by carroll, first edition.
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