Alice's Adventures in Wonderland // FIRST EDITION //

Carroll, Lewis (Illustrated by ANTHONY BROWNE)

ISBN 10: 0394805925 / ISBN 13: 9780394805924

Published by A.A. Knopf, 1988

About this Item

FIRST Edition Thus, with publishers full number line in place. A AS NEW volume in red cloth with gilt spine titles and yellow end-papers. A minute 'ding' to lower rear board - does not detract. Blue illustrated dust jacket with original price on front flap. Very minor shelf wear to extremities. Fabulous color illustrations by award winning Anthony Browne, throughout. A wonderful way to read this classic. 118 pages. Mylar protected jacket.

Seller Inventory # 002837

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland // FIRST EDITION //
• Publisher: A.A. Knopf
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0394805925
• ISBN 13: 9780394805924
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Anthony Browne
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Classics
  • Illustrated
  • Children's/Young Adult

About this title

Synopsis

A little girl falls down a rabbit hole and discovers a world of nonsensical and amusing characters.

Reviews

Grade 4-8 Many fine artists have illustrated Alice in Wonderland , notably Arthur Rackham (Heinemann, 1907; o.p.), Ralph Steadman (Potter, 1973; o.p.), and Barry Moser (University of California Pr, 1982). Like the others, Browne utilizes Carroll's full text, including the ``Golden Afternoon'' poem and an author's note about the Hatter's Riddle. As a tribute to Tenniel's artistry, most of the best illustrators echo his unforgettable drawings. Although some of Browne's illustrations borrow Tenniel's composition, for example the frog doorman and the fish messenger, Browne's hyper-realistic style and quirky details make them his own. He ably avoids the Disneyesque trap that many full-color illustrators fall into. His Alice, more ordinary and child-like, meets all of the customary bizzare creatures, including Browne's signature gorilla. Readers will enjoy discovering the odd details that Browne includes, such as the fish mustache on the marble bust or the club-shaped beauty mark and the pig-earred hat on the Duchess. Reillustrating a classic like Alice in Wonderland is a challenge. Many have tried, but only a few can match Lewis Carroll's brilliance. Anthony Browne is one of them. Karen K. Radtke, Milwaukee Public Library
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A clock-face grows like the daisies around it as the White Rabbit hurries by; in the opening pages of the story, Browne hints at his interpretive presence in Carroll's world. A burning key, a fish swimming through space, a green thread winding its way through a cabinetful of strange objects, and the artist makes it clear that this will be no ordinary Alice. Thimbles and umbrellas bloom atop green stalks, Willy the chimp races by, another thimble casts the shadow of a trophy, the Caterpillar wears a smoking jacket covered with butterflies. The Mad Hatter has a stack of his wares on his head, and wears a terrible grimace; the tea party at which he resides displays a table full of toylike objects and sweets, among which are many surprising juxapositions. In short, the volume is so consumed by the unexpected that readers may well find their eyes leaving the text to pore over the pictures, replete with jaunty details and stunning surreal images that grandly point back in the direction of the written word. All ages.
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