The songs from Alice's adventures in Wonderland / written by Lewis Carroll ; the music composed by William Boyd.

Record ID: 
260963
Accession number: 
PMM 250
Creator: 
Boyd, William.
Title: 
The songs from Alice's adventures in Wonderland / written by Lewis Carroll ; the music composed by William Boyd.
Published: 
London : Weekes & Co. (16 Hanover Street, Regent Street, W., London), [1870]
Credit Line: 
Gift; Arthur A. Houghton, Jr.; 1987.
Contents: 

Will you walk a little faster? -- Il coro -- Twinkle, twinkle little bat -- Speak crossly -- You are old, Father William -- How doth the little crocodile -- 'Tis the voice of a lobster -- The Queen of Hearts.

Notes: 

Collation: Title, verso blank; dedication (without the date 1869 after "Christmas-tide"), Preface (dated London, 1870) on verso; music, 1-10; adv. for [9] New Songs, adv. for VII Songs from Lilliput Levee on verso.
For voice and piano. Il coro is for chorus (SATB) and piano.
"There appear to be several variations of the first edition of this item, the difference being in the colour of the wrapper and the arrangement of advertisements"--Williams & Madan.
"Boyd's were the first musical settings written for Carroll's songs. This publication was prepared with Carroll's permission"--Lovett & Lovett.

Provenance: 

From the Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., Lewis Carroll Collection.

Associated names: 

Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898. Alice's adventures in Wonderland.
Houghton, Arthur Amory, 1906-1990, former owner.

Music Collection: