1915 Scarce First Edition - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland illustrated by Albert Edward Jackson.
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(Description)
Author: Lewis Carroll (Albert Edward Jackson, illustrator).
Title: ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND Illustrated in Colour by A. E. Jackson.
Publisher: New York, George H. Doran Company, no date (circa 1915). First edition illustrated by Albert Edward Jackson.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 9 " X 7 ".
Pages: viii-232 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good original illustrated full-cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn, soiled, and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, ex-libris of a previous owner on the first endpaper - as shown, inner joint of first endpaper worn but still tight - as shown, old bookplate removed from the blank page at the back of the frontispiece - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the 16 wonderful full-page color plates by Albert Edward Jackson.
Estimate: (Scarce with no or very few copies available for sale worldwide).
The book: Attractive and very good first edition of Alice in Wonderland beautifully illustrated by Albert Edward Jackson (1873-1952).
The illustrator: Albert Edward Jackson (1873-1952) was an English illustrator and watercolorist known for his picturesque depictions of landscapes, rural scenes, and architectural studies. Born on December 11, 1873, in London, England, Jackson developed a passion for art at a young age and went on to study at the Lambeth School of Art and the Royal College of Art in London.
Jackson's artistic style was characterized by a meticulous attention to detail and a keen sense of observation. He often chose idyllic rural settings for his illustrations and watercolors, capturing the beauty and tranquility of the English countryside with remarkable precision. His work was influenced by the late 19th-century Romantic movement, with its focus on the harmony between nature and humanity.
Throughout his career, Jackson contributed illustrations to numerous magazines, books, and other publications. The period between 1910 and 1920 marked the peak of Jackson’s career. As well as contributing extensively to a number of children’s comics, including Tiger Tim’s Weekly and The Rainbow, including a weekly ‘Bonnie Bluebell’ feature, and many spot illustrations for prose stories.
Jackson also illustrated bestselling editions of Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels (1914), Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1915), Tales From Shakespeare (1919), Charles Kingsley’s The Water Babies (1920), Tales from the Arabian Nights (1920) and Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe (1921).