Price: £625
Subject: Private Press
Published Date: 2023
Stock Number: 75900
Lawrence (Peter) & Andrew Davidson (Illustrator)
Alice's Underground Portfolio.
Twelve wood engravings [...], illustrating 'Alice's Adventures on the London Underground'.
Description: ONE OF 50 COPIES, with a copy of the book signed by both illustrator and author, this with a signed print of one of the engravings tucked into the rear flap (numbered to match the edition), the title leaf (a bifolium of card) also signed and numbered by the author, and with the eleven other engravings printed by Paul L. Kershaw in large format (29.5 x 24 cm sheets), each signed by the illustrator and numbered and titled in pencil, interleaved with tissue guards, pp. 86, [2] (the book), 8vo; + Prints, 4to, the book and prints together in a black board box, title sticker to lid, finePublication Details: Oxford: Peter Lawrence and Signal Books, 2023
Notes: Lawrence's re-telling of the Alice story proceeds from the coincidence of the opening of the first underground railway in London in 1863 and the early development of Dodgson's tale; it places the familiar characters in a modern setting. The deluxe portfolio version provides a separate suite of Davidson's wonderful engravings, allowing their many witty details to emerge, alongside the original text (itself replete with many witty details).
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