Accession number
PML 352510-14
Published
London : Groombridge and Sons : S.O. Beeton, 1856-1858.
Credit line
Gift of Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., 1987.
Notes
Volume 2 published by S.O. Beeton.
"Printed by Taylor and Greening"--Title page verso of volumes 1-3.
"Printed by the Groombridge Brothers"--Title page verso of volumes 4-5.
"'The train' was a monthly magazine started by Edmund Yates and his friends after the failure of his first venture, 'Comic times'."--Cf. Williams, Madan, & Green.
"Solitude" in volume 1, pages 154-55, March 1856 is the first print appearance of Dodgson's pseudonym, Lewis Carroll.
Contributions by Lewis Carroll: Solitude / Lewis Carroll (volume 1, pages 154-55, March 1856), Ye Carpette Knyghte / unsigned (volume 1, page 191, March 1856), The path of roses / Lewis Carroll (volume 1, pages 286-88, May 1856), Novelty and romance : a broken spell / Lewis Carroll (volume 2, pages 249-54, October 1856), Upon the lonely moor / unsigned (volume 2, pages 255-56, October 1856), The three Voices / Lewis Carroll (volume 2, pages 278-84, November 1856), The sailor's wife / Lewis Carroll (volume 3, pages 231-33, April 1857), Hiawatha's photographing / Lewis Carroll (volume 4, pages 332-35, December 1857). Cf. Williams, Madan, & Green.
"Printed by Taylor and Greening"--Title page verso of volumes 1-3.
"Printed by the Groombridge Brothers"--Title page verso of volumes 4-5.
"'The train' was a monthly magazine started by Edmund Yates and his friends after the failure of his first venture, 'Comic times'."--Cf. Williams, Madan, & Green.
"Solitude" in volume 1, pages 154-55, March 1856 is the first print appearance of Dodgson's pseudonym, Lewis Carroll.
Contributions by Lewis Carroll: Solitude / Lewis Carroll (volume 1, pages 154-55, March 1856), Ye Carpette Knyghte / unsigned (volume 1, page 191, March 1856), The path of roses / Lewis Carroll (volume 1, pages 286-88, May 1856), Novelty and romance : a broken spell / Lewis Carroll (volume 2, pages 249-54, October 1856), Upon the lonely moor / unsigned (volume 2, pages 255-56, October 1856), The three Voices / Lewis Carroll (volume 2, pages 278-84, November 1856), The sailor's wife / Lewis Carroll (volume 3, pages 231-33, April 1857), Hiawatha's photographing / Lewis Carroll (volume 4, pages 332-35, December 1857). Cf. Williams, Madan, & Green.
Description
5 volumes (iv, 384; iv, 384; iv, 384; iv, 380; iv, 384 pages) : illustrations ; 22 cm
Provenance
From the Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., Lewis Carroll Collection.
Binding
1/4 red morocco over marbled boards; stamped in brown and gilt on spine.
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