Accession number
PML 352192
Credit line
Gift of Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., 1987.
Notes
Alice in Wonderland title clipped, pasted on leaf [1].
Some of the photographs at the back of the album are dated 1882; "Alice in Dairyland" dates to the 1930s.
Library also has a separate copy of Alice in Dairyland (PML 352013), and Charade (PML 352198).
Some of the photographs at the back of the album are dated 1882; "Alice in Dairyland" dates to the 1930s.
Library also has a separate copy of Alice in Dairyland (PML 352013), and Charade (PML 352198).
Description
1 album ([1], 1-24, [33] leaves) ; 26 cm
Provenance
From the Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., Lewis Carroll Collection.
Summary
Includes 2 drawings; 4 birthday party invitations; 2 theater programs; a clipping of the introductory poem to Alice's adventures in Wonderland; a clipping of Christmas greetings (from a fairy to a child); 4 theater advertisements; Alice in Dairyland (14 p.); a copy of the play "Charade" (35 p.); 1 news clipping; and 7 clippings of printed illustrations. All items relate to Alice in Wonderland and Through the looking-glass, and to Lewis Carroll. When the album is turned upside down and opened from the back, there are 14 outdoor photographs taken by a river.
Binding
Black leather stamped in gilt; all edges gilt. Binder's stamp in gold, upper right corner inside front cover: "Rackermann / 191 Regent St. / London".
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