Trough The Looking Glass

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When Trough the Looking glass was published in 1871, readers were as delighted with that book as they were with Lewis Carroll’s first masterpiece, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. In the topsy-turvy world that lies beyond the looking-glass, Alice meets such fantastical characters as Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Humpty Dumpty, and the Jabberwock.
For over 120 years John Tenniel’s superb illustrations have been the perfect complement to Lewis Carroll’s timeless story. This is the first edition of Looking-glass to reproduce Tenniel’s exquisite drawings from engravings taken directly from the original woodblocks. Here, Tenniel’s fine line work is far crisper, delicate shadings are reproduced with more subtlety, and details never seen before are now visible.
The pictures for the first edition of Looking-glass were created by transferring the artist’s drawings to woodblocks. These original blocks served as masters from which metal plates were made for printing. Unfortunately, these plates deteriorated from the repeated pressure applied during the printing process, and over time, many of

Издател: Collins Classics
Език: Английски
Година: 2010
ISBN: 9780007350933
Страници: 180
Корици: меки
Тегло: 111 грама
Размери: 11×18
Наличност: Не
Раздел: на английски език, Художествена литература на чужди езици, Художествена литература, Книги

Цена: 5.50

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