1898 1ed Life & Letters of Lewis Carroll Sermons Alice in Wonderland Illustrated

“It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

A rare, important biographical history of Lewis Carroll, famous for ‘Alice in Wonderland’. This true first edition is one of the best works written on the life and correspondence of the famed author, and not only does this work contain details of his life, but it also mentions the famous quote –

“He took children by the hand and led them in Wonderland!” (G&C)
And while Carroll is most often remembered for this fantasy-like story-telling, he was also a well-respected preacher and sermon writer. His nephew, Stuart Dodgson Collingwood, is quoted as saying,
“His sermons were always delightful to listen to, his extreme earnestness being evident in every world. He was essentially a religious man in the best sense of the term, and with any of that morbid sentimentality which is too often associated with the word.” (Wilson, 104)

This fine first edition is beautifully illustrated throughout with full-page photographic illustrations and facsimiles of letters and other handwritten documents.

Item number: #1915

Price: $250

COLLINGWOOD, Stuart Dodgson

The life and letters of Lewis Carroll (rev. C.L. Dodgson)

London: Fisher Unwin, 1898. First edition.

Details:
•Collation complete with all pages: [xx], 448, [12]
o70 illustrations throughout
•References: Green & Crutch 501; Wilson, Lewis Carroll in Numberland;
oCrutch notes that his book was first published in December of 1898.
•Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
•Language: English
•Size: ~8in X 5.75in (20cm x 15cm)

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