{"product_id":"1937-first-platt-color-ed-alice-in-wonderland-and-through-the-looking-glass","title":"1937 First Platt Color Ed. - Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn unusually bright 1937 First Edition of this large-format children’s adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s two Alice classics, profusely illustrated in colour after John Tenniel and featuring striking full-page artwork by Ninon MacKnight.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by Ninon MacKnight, with colour illustrations after the original designs of John Tenniel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eAlice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass: Adapted for Little Folks from the Original Story.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e New York: The Platt \u0026amp; Munk Co., Inc., 1937.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e First Edition of this Platt \u0026amp; Munk illustrated adaptation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 59 pages, plus publisher’s advertisement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10 x 8 inches.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good original orange cloth-backed pictorial binding, with a large colour illustration to the front board and black lettering to the spine. Only light age and shelf wear; binding firm and remarkably attractive. Protected in a removable mylar cover. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good content, clean and well preserved, with only occasional light age toning or minor spotting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e Profusely illustrated in full colour throughout, with two striking full-page colour illustrations by Ninon MacKnight and numerous colour illustrations based on the original designs of Sir John Tenniel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEstimate: \u003c\/strong\u003eUSD 150–175.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis charming large-format edition presents shortened versions of both \u003cem\u003eAlice in Wonderland\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThrough the Looking-Glass\u003c\/em\u003e, specially “adapted for little folks” while retaining Carroll’s best-known characters and episodes. The White Rabbit, Caterpillar, Cheshire Cat, Mad Hatter, Queen of Hearts, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, and the fantastic inhabitants of the Looking-Glass world all appear in a generously illustrated format designed for younger readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003ePublished by Platt \u0026amp; Munk in 1937, this was the first edition of this particular illustrated adaptation. The visual treatment is especially appealing: the familiar imagery of John Tenniel is translated into bright period colour illustrations, while Ninon MacKnight contributes two much larger compositions, including the memorable tea-party scene used as the pictorial front cover and frontispiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe illustrators:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSir John Tenniel’s illustrations for Lewis Carroll’s Alice books rank among the most recognizable images in nineteenth-century children’s literature. His visual interpretations of the White Rabbit, Mad Hatter, Cheshire Cat and Queen of Hearts became inseparable from Carroll’s stories and provided the basis for the numerous colour illustrations throughout this edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eNinon MacKnight brings a distinctly 1930s storybook sensibility to the volume with her large full-colour compositions. Her theatrical treatment of the tea party and Looking-Glass banquet gives this edition a particularly lively character and makes the pictorial binding especially attractive for collectors of vintage Alice editions and illustrated children’s books.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49125542854905,"sku":null,"price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20260921macknight_01.jpg?v=1790017795","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1937-first-platt-color-ed-alice-in-wonderland-and-through-the-looking-glass","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}