Wakeling Edward Editor (9 results)

paperback. Condition: Fair.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Black and white illustrations. 349 pages. Tight and clean, almost like new copy.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Used items may contain, highlighting, writing, and other previous signs of use. Used items may not contain CD's. access codes and other accompanying items when applicable. **MAY BE AN EX LIBRARY COPY**.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Cornell University Press; 2003; 8.24 X 7.36 X 1.21 inches; Hardcover; Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; Gray hard cover in the black jacket as shown. A like new copy, bright, tight, clean and unmarked, in a like new jacket. First edition.; 392 Pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. This new collection of the letters that Lewis Carroll wrote to the illustrators and prospective illustrators of his books affords fresh insights into Carroll's complex character, traces the history of the books that became great classics of the Victorian era, and charts the sometimes tempestuous seas of Carroll's relationships with his correspondents. Carroll, a meticulous artist, made detailed demands upon his illustrators, who included John Tenniel, Henry Holiday, Arthur Burdett Frost, Harry Furniss, and Gertrude Thomson.Lewis Carroll and His Illustrators reveals the author as an expert in the details of book production in an age in which new technologies repeatedly altered the publishing process. Morton N. Cohen and Edward Wakeling's general introduction to the volume looks at Lewis Carroll the man and touches on his place in Victorian publishing. Each group of letters is preceded by an introduction that includes a brief biography of the artist and a summary of his or her collaboration with Carroll. Many of the letters include Carroll's own sketches as aids to his collaborators. Comparison of these sketches with the artists' final drawings, also included, shed light on the genesis of the illustrations. Some letters from the illustrators to Carroll, also printed here, add greater insight into the process.Gray cloth with gold spine lettering. Textured end papers. xxxvi, 349pp., index. Portrait frontispiece. Illustrated. Full refund if not satisfied.…

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Ithaca: Cornell, 2003. First Edition. 8vo. Hard Cover, 349 pp. including index. "This collection of the letters that Lewis Carroll wrote to the illustrators and prospective illustrators of his books affords fresh insights into Carroll's complex character, while tracing the history of some of the Victorian era's most distinctive books. An artist himself and quite familiar with the process of book production, Carroll made detailed demands upon his illustrators, who included John Tenniel, Henry Holiday, and Arthur Burdett Frost. Each group of letters is preceded by an introduction that includes a brief biography of the artist and a summary of his or her collaboration with Carroll. Many of the letters include Carroll's own sketches as aids to his collaborators, and a comparison of these sketches with the artists' final drawings." A new book, dust jacket protected with a mylar cover.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition. Ithaca: Cornell, 2003. First Edition. 8vo. Hard Cover, 349 pp. including index. "This collection of the letters that Lewis Carroll wrote to the illustrators and prospective illustrators of his books affords fresh insights into Carroll's complex character, while tracing the history of some of the Victorian era's most distinctive books. An artist himself and quite familiar with the process of book production, Carroll made detailed demands upon his illustrators, who included John Tenniel, Henry Holiday, and Arthur Burdett Frost. Each group of letters is preceded by an introduction that includes a brief biography of the artist and a summary of his or her collaboration with Carroll. Many of the letters include Carroll's own sketches as aids to his collaborators, and a comparison of these sketches with the artists' final drawings." A new book, dust jacket protected with a mylar cover.…