1899 Through the Looking Glass Carroll Color Illustrated Edition

Description

This 1899 version of Through the Looking Glass, by Lewis Carroll Color Illustrated Edition is a whimsical and imaginative tale penned This sequel to Carroll's famous Alice's Adventures in Wonderland takes readers on another adventure with the curious and ever-charming Alice, this time exploring a fantastical world behind a mirror. This magical universe, characterized by its logic-bending rules and delightful absurdity, is brought to life utilizing charming color illustrations throughout. The novel is particularly famous for its introduction of the nonsense poem, “The Jabberwocky.”

Bibliographic Details

Title: Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There

Author: Lewis Carroll

Illustrator: [John Tenniel]

Publisher: New York: Gilbert H. McKibbin

Edition: 1899

Binding: Red Pictorial cloth

Format: Sextodecimo (16mo), single volume

Size: ~6.75in × 5.25in (17cm × 13cm)

Collation: 192 pp

Illustrations: Numerous color illustrations throughout

Contents Include:

Full novel text

Color Illustrations

Provenance: Handwritten gift inscription “Catherine from Mamma” on front flyleaf