The Macmillan Alice: Alice Print

Lewis Carroll Sir John Tenniel

About the book

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll, was first published in 1865 by Macmillan & Co. In January 1864 Carroll met with the illustrator John Tenniel, and in Tenniel's hands, the characters of Wonderland came to life.
Printing Tenniel's images in the first edition of the book involved careful preparation - the drawings were carved into woodblocks by wood engravers, and the blocks were used to create metal 'electrotypes' that would be used on the printing press.
In 2014 Macmillan created a new set of reproductions from the original woodblocks, now held in the British Library. The printing has been done on a traditional 4-colour proofing press, printing directly onto art-quality paper to create a beautiful image to keep forever.
Other prints available:
The Macmillan Alice: White Rabbit Print
The Macmillan Alice: Mad Hatter Print


Publication Date
22 October 2015

Publisher
Macmillan Children's Books

Book Type
Pictures or photographs

ISBN
9781509809172

The Macmillan Alice: Alice Print - Jacket

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