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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18 'Yet you balanced an eel on the end of your nose - What made you so awfully clever?' 6.5 x 9 cm, £250

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

'Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it.' 8 x 5.5 cm, £250

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

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39 … she jumped up in such a hurry that she tipped over the jury-box with the edge of her skirt … 10 x 8 cm, £300

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10 Still she went on growing... 6.2 x 9 cm, £275

1 The King and Queen of Hearts were seated on their throne. . .

13 x 9 cm, £450

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

7 x 5 cm, £95 7 As she said these words her foot slipped.. .

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42 She thought she had never seen such a strange-looking soldier in all her life. 13 x 9 cm, £450

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

10 x 8.5 cm, £350 41 At this the whole pack rose up into the air, and came flying down upon her. . . 11.5 x 8 cm, £275

65 'I knew it was!' cried Tweedledum, beginning to stamp about wildly and tear his hair... 5.5 x 8 cm, £250

59 So they walked on together through the wood…

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67 'It can't go straight, you know, if you pin it all on one side', Alice said ... 7.5 x 5.5 cm, £200

80 Whenever the horse stopped (which it did very often), he fell off in front... 8 x 7 cm, £250

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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70 They hadn't gone much farther before the blade of one of the oars got fast in the water… 10.5 x 8.5 cm, £300

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86 'Where's the servant whose business it is to answer the door?' she began angrily… 9 x 7 cm, £300

91 'Snowdrop, my pet!' she went on, looking over her shoulder at the White Kitten … 7.5 x 7.5 cm, £300

Iconic images of wit and wonder, Sir John Tenniel’s illustrations for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass are as magical today as when they were first published 150 years ago.

Sought out by Lewis Carroll through his work for Punch,Tenniel drew his illustrations directly onto boxwood blocks.These were then cut by the ubiquitous Dalziel brothers, master engravers of the Victorian age, and prepared for printing.

So fine were Tenniel’s lines, however, that the engravers feared the blocks would deteriorate before the printing of the books had been completed. They advised instead that these should act as the masters from which electrotype copies could be produced.

These metal blocks would withstand greater numbers of printing runs, but at a loss of definition and tone.

In 1985 the original wood engraved blocks were rediscovered in deed boxes belonging to Macmillan, Carroll’s publishers.

Jonathan Stephenson of the Rocket Press was awarded the prestigious task of printing 250 sets from them, the very first time that they had ever been used. The edition would be distributed worldwide and no further sets commissioned.

Tenniel’s greatest and most enduring achievement, these illustrations stand out from the electrotype prints in their richness and clarity. Having stood the ultimate test of time, they will no doubt continue to delight for generations to come.

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