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Detailed discussions and comparisons
This book discusses in some detail John Tenniel's illustrations to Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and its sequel, "Through the Looking-Glass and what Alice Found There". The bulkof the book makes detailed comparisons between aspects of Tenniel'sillustrations and other similar illustrations and artwork by Tenniel andhis contemporaries, including Dodgson's own illustrations for "Alice'sAdventures Under Ground", and a lot of comparison with"Punch" illustrations, where Tenniel worked. The workingrelationship between Dodgson and Tenniel is discussed, and Hancher alsodescribes the exacting extent to which both perfectionists wanted theirwork done as best as possible, such as the very tight correlation betweentext and layout of the illustrations demanded by Dodgson.

A goodreference item for people interested in children's book illustrations ofthe period, or of the original Tenniel-illustrated editions of Alice inparticular. 150 large-format (29 x 26 cm) landscape pages, with many black& white illustrations from Punch, the Macmillan editions of Alice,Dodgson's handwritten manuscript, and other illustrations and artwork, ononly fair-quality paper. ... Read more