Sir John Tenniel's Alice

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A l i c e ’s A d v e n t u r e s i n Wo n d e r l a n d & Through the Looking Glass

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S I R J O H N T E N N I E L’S P R I N T S F R O M T H E O R I G I N A L W O O D E N G R AV I N G S

A l i c e ’s A d v e n t u r e s i n Wo n d e r l a n d & Through the Looking Glass

GOLDMARK 2011

A L I C E ’ S A DV E N T U R E S I N WO N D E R L A N D

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The King and Queen of Hearts were seated on their throne … with a great crowd assembled about them

£450

SIR JOHN TENNIEL'S illustrations for Lewis Carroll’s

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass An edition printed for the first time from the original woodblocks Sir John Tenniel's illustrations for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass are considered to be his finest and most enduring achievement. They must also rank among the world's best-known children's images.

The Dalziel brothers were commissioned to engrave the boxwood blocks on whichTenniel had made his drawings. The engravers advised Lewis Carroll that the engraved blocks should not be used for printing the illustrations in the books but instead they would act as the

masters from which electrotype copies would be made. It was from these electrotypes that all the illustrations in the Alice books were printed with a resultant loss of definition.

In 1985 the original wood engraved blocks were discovered in deed boxes belonging to Macmillan, the original publishers. Jonathan Stephenson at the Rocket Press was awarded the prestigious job of printing 250 sets from the blocks (the first time that they had been used) for worldwide distribution. No further sets will be printed.

The prints are shown at approx 85% actual size and in the order in which they appear in the books TO PURCHASE Alice inWonderland is perhaps the world’s best known children’s book and so it is not surprising that the edition of 250 sets containing Tenniel’s prints from the original blocks sold out rapidly when first published in 1988.

Prints have been framed in our own workshop using top quality archival mounts and small oak moulding.

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A L I C E ’ S A DV E N T U R E S I N WO N D E R L A N D

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… she came upon a low curtain she had not noticed before …

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Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!

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… tied round the neck of the bottle was a paper label, with the words 'DRINK ME,' beautifully printed in large letters

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£275

'Curiouser and curiouser!' cried Alice …

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As she said these words her foot slipped, and in another moment, splash! She was up to her chin in salt water

£95

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'Oh! The Duchess, the Duchess! Oh! won't she be savage if I've kept her waiting!'

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They were indeed a queer-looking party that assembled on the bank …

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'O Mouse, do you know the way out of this pool?'

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10 …Still she went on growing, and, as a last resource, she put one arm out of the window, and one foot up the chimney .. .

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Then they all crowded round her once more, while the Dodo solemnly presented the thimble. . .

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printed from an electrotype

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11 … she heard a little shriek and a fall, and a crash of broken glass …

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12 The first thing she heard was a general chorus of 'There goes Bill!'

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13 … she picked up a little bit of stick, and held it out to the puppy …

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15 'And yet you incessantly stand on your head - Do you think, at your age, it is right?'

14 The Caterpillar and Alice looked at each other for some time in silence …

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17 'Yet you finished the goose, with the bones and the beak - Pray, how did you manage to do it?'

16 'Yet you turned a back-somersault in at the door - Pray, what is the reason of that?’

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18 'Yet you balanced an eel on the end of your nose - What made you so awfully clever?'

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19 'For the Duchess. An invitation from the Queen to play croquet.'

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20 …the Duchess was sitting on a three-legged stool in the middle, nursing a baby …

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22 The Cat only grinned when it saw Alice

£225 21 'Now, what am I to do with this creature when I get it home?'

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23 … and this time it vanished quite slowly, beginning with the end of the tail, and ending with a grin …

24 twinkle, twinkle, little bat! How I wonder what you're at!

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26 … the last time she saw them, they were trying to put the Dormouse into the teapot

25 The Hatter opened his eyes very wide on hearing this: but all he said was, ' Why is a raven like a writing-desk?'

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27 'You'd better not talk!' said Five. 'I heard the Queen say only yesterday you deserved to be beheaded!'

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28 The Queen turned crimson with fury, and … began screaming, 'Off with her head! Off -'

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29 … it would twist itself round and look up into her face …

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31 'Tut, tut, child!' said the Duchess.

'Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it.'

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30 The King's argument was, that anything that had a head could be beheaded …

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32 They very soon came upon a Gryphon, lying fast asleep in the sun

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34 So they began solemnly dancing round and round Alice …

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33 'Once', said the Mock Turtle at last, with a deep sigh, 'I was a real Turtle.'

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35 'As a duck with its eyelids, so he with his nose Trims his belt and his buttons, and turns out his toes.'

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37 … the wretched Hatter trembled so, that he shook both his shoes off

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36 On this the White Rabbit blew three blasts on the trumpet …

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38 … the Hatter hurriedly left the court, without even waiting to put his shoes on

£275 39 … she jumped up in such a hurry that she tipped over the jurybox with the edge of her skirt …

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40 'Why, there they are!' said the King triumphantly, pointing to the tarts on the table

41 At this the whole pack rose up into the air, and came flying down upon her …

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T H RO U G H T H E L O O K I N G G L A S S

THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

42 She thought she had never seen such a strange-looking soldier in all her life

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THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

43 … the kitten had been having a grand game of romps with the ball of worsted Alice had been trying to wind up …

£175

44 'What have you got to say for yourself? Now don't interrupt me!'

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THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

46 In another moment Alice was through the glass and had jumped lightly down into the Looking-glass room

45 … the glass was beginning to melt away, just like a bright silvery mist

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THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

48 … he was far too much astonished to cry out, but his eyes and his mouth went on getting larger and larger…

£125

47 The chessmen were walking about, two and two!

£125

49 The White Knight is sliding down the poker. He balances very badly

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THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

51 'O Tiger-lily … I wish you could talk!'

£300 50 The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, Came whiffling through the tulgey wood …

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THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

53 Alice stood without speaking, looking out in all directions over the country - and a most curious country it was

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52 'Look up, speak nicely, and don't twiddle your fingers all the time'

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55 … the Guard was looking at her, first through a telescope then through a microscope, and then through an opera-glass

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54 'Now! Now! Cried the Queen. 'Faster! Faster!'

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THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

57 'Its body is made of plum-pudding, its wings of hollyleaves, and its head is a raisin burning in brandy'

£75 56 '… half way up that bush, you'll see a Rocking-horsefly, if you look'

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58 'Its wings are thin slices of bread-and-butter, its body is a crust, and its head is a lump of sugar'

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59 So they walked on together through the wood…

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THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

60 They were standing under a tree, each with an arm round the other's neck

61 The Walrus and the Carpenter were walking close at hand…

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62 'But wait a bit,' the Oysters cried, 'Before we have our chat…'

63 'I weep for you,' the Walrus said: 'I deeply sympathize'

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THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

65 'I knew it was!' cried Tweedledum, beginning to stamp about wildly and tear his hair

64 He had a tall red night-cap on, with a tassel, and he was lying crumpled up into a sort of untidy heap, and snoring loud…

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66 'Do I look very pale?' said Tweedledum, coming up to have his helmet tied on

67 'It can't go straight, you know, if you pin it all on one side', Alice said, as she gently put it right for her…

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THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

68 He's in prison now, being punished: and the trial doesn't even begin till next Wednesday

69 …she was in a little dark shop, leaning with her elbows on the counter, and opposite to her was an old Sheep…

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THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

71 And he grinned almost from ear to ear, as he leant forwards… and offered Alice his hand

70 They hadn't gone much farther before the blade of one of the oars got fast in the water…

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THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

72 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves/ Did gyre and gimble in the wabe…

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74 …the ground was soon covered with little heaps of men

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73 I said it very loud and clear; I went and shouted in his ear

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THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

76 'Ten minutes allowed for refreshments!'

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75 'I feel faint - Give me a ham sandwich!'

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77 'Are you animal - or vegetable - or mineral?'

£225 78 …she dropped to her knees, and put her hands over her ears, vainly trying to shut out the dreadful uproar

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THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

79 …they began banging away at each other with such a fury that Alice got behind a tree…

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80 Whenever the horse stopped (which it did very often), he fell off in front…

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81 'How can you go on talking so quietly, head downwards?'

Alice asked, as she dragged him out by the feet…

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THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

83 'But how can it have got there without my knowing it?'

82 I shook him well from side to side, until his face was blue…

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84 …she didn't feel a bit surprised at finding the Red Queen and the White Queen sitting close to her…

85 In another moment both Queens were fast asleep, and snoring loud

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THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

87 The leg of mutton got up in the dish and made a little bow to Alice…

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86 'Where's the servant whose business it is to answer the door?' she began angrily

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THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

88 …one good pull, and plates, dishes, guests, and candles came crashing down together in a heap on the floor

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THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS

89 She took her off the table as she spoke, and shook her backwards and forwards with all her might

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91 'Snowdrop, my pet!' she went on, looking over her shoulder at the White Kitten

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90 And it really was a kitten, after all

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S P E C I F I C AT I O N THE PRINTER The engravings were printed by Jonathan Stephenson at the Rocket Press in Bluebury, Oxfordshire. They were made on a hand-fed precision proofing press, the complete production of the project occupying nearly a year.

Before printing could begin, over two years of detailed preparation took place, including the examination of both early editions of the Alice books and of original engravers’ proofs for the illustrations. Mr Stephenson also undertook extensive trial proofings in different combinations of papers and inks.

THE PRINTS Each print is on acid-free 145gsm Zerkall Halbmatt mould-made paper, in a shade

specially made to match that used in the original edition of Alice’s Adventures inWonderland.

THE

measures 241 x 175 mm and has a deckle edge at the foot. Each print bears the publisher’s embossed stamp of authentication - MACMILLAN LONDON 1988 - and the edition number. The stamp is obscured by our mount.

PAPER

THE FRAMES The prints are framed in plain oak with an acid-freel mount. The external dimensions are 265 x 205 mm (10.5 x 8.25 inches). On the back of the frame is the text relevant to the print together with a description of the history of the printing.

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