1886 Rare Book - A TANGLED TALE by Lewis Carroll, illustrated by Arthur B. Frost.
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Author : CARROLL, Lewis (Arthur Burdett Frost, illustrator).
Title : A Tangled Tale.
Publisher : London, Macmillan and Co., 1886. Second edition (third thousand).
Language : Text in English.
Size : 8 " X 5 ".
Pages : 152 pages.
Binding : Attractive and very good, near fine, original Victorian decorated cloth binding under a protective removable mylar cover. Scarce in this nice condition!
Content : Very good, near fine, content (bright, tight and clean, all edges gilt, small stain on the frontispiece protective tissue - as shown).
Illustrations : Nicely illustrated by Arthur Burdett Frost.
The book : Rare and attractive edition of A Tangled Tale by Alice's Adventures in Wonderland's author, Lewis Carroll, beautifully illustrated by Arthur Burdett Frost.
The author: Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon, and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, which includes the poem "Jabberwocky", and the poem The Hunting of the Snark – all examples of the genre of literary nonsense. He is noted for his facility at word play, logic and fantasy. There are societies in many parts of the world dedicated to the enjoyment and promotion of his works and the investigation of his life.
The illustrator : Arthur Burdett Frost (January 17, 1851 – June 22, 1928), usually cited as A. B. Frost, was an American illustrator, graphic artist and comics writer. He was also well known as a painter. Frost's work is well known for its dynamic representation of motion and sequence. Frost is considered one of the great illustrators in the "Golden Age of American Illustration". Frost illustrated over 90 books and produced hundreds of paintings; in addition to his work in illustrations, he is renowned for realistic hunting and shooting prints.