Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass Lewis Carroll Mervyn Peake 1946

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Rare first edition Alice in Wonderland 1946 | Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, Stockholm/London Zephyr Books (1946), 347+(5) pp. Illustrated by Mervyn Peake.

Name: Rare first edition Alice in Wonderland 1946 | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, Stockholm/London Zephyr Books (1946), 347+(5) pp. Illustrated by Mervyn Peake.
SKU: 110401
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Rare first edition illustrated by Mervyn Peake (1911-1968), not to be imported into the Britisch Empire or the USA. Lively humour and strong instinct for the macabre and the grotesque. The most memorable interpretation of Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll comes from Mervyn Peake. With original dustjacket.

Original dustjacket with some small creases on the edges, further in good condition. 18 x 12 cm. Paper binding in good condition, spine with some wear. Illustrations by the famous Mervyn Peake.Peppin/ Micklethwait p.229-230 (listing the 1954 Peake edition only): “He was at his best interpreting fantasy – his own and other writers’ – and was one of the few successful illustrators of Lewis Carroll since Tenniel, replacing Tenniel’s authorative but sometimes static imagery with ephemeral and often whimsical designs expressing the mutability of a dream. The lively humour present in much of his work was matched by an equally strong instinct for the macabre and the grotesque, and these qualities were merged in the facial caricature that were a recurring element in his illustrative drawing.” Ovenden also only lists the 1954 edition: “(…) the most memorable interpretation comes from Mervyn Peake”.

Provenance: With signature Ozinga 8-1-49 on the titlepage.

[NL] De eerste druk met de illustraties van Mervyn Peake. Deze uitgave verscheen in de Zuphyr Books reeks en kwam vóór de Britse publicatie met de Peake-illustraties. Zephyr bracht haar in 1946 uit, twee jaar voor de Londense editie.

SKU: 110401

€ 196,20 (€ 180,00 ex. btw)

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