John Tenniel

Tenniel consistently arises with my research. His illustrations appear to be pretty famous

Cover:

-Leather edges and binding indicate that this is a more expensive version of the story

-Same design on the outside is replicated on the inner side of the cover and the first side of the first page: snake-skin and paint-smudge like. Very unique.

Binding

-States shortened “Alice’s Adventures” instead of the traditional “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”

-Binding has been sewn, not glued

Paper:

-Thin, yellowed, yet smoother to the touch than the Rakham version

Text:

-Remains fairly consistent.

-Larger spacing between sentences and more narrow in this version than the last version

-Edges of the pages have the same design as the front and inner cover of the book

Publisher:

-MacMillan and Co. stamp on left page within first opening pages of the novel

-Published in 1870

Illustrations:

-Colourless

-Cross-hatching

-Depiction of Cheshire cat = strangely identical to Disney’s depiction (Image provided)

-The art in Tenniel’s version is definitely unique. Definitely less focused on the art and more focused on the cartoon-ness/adventure of the story. While Dali’s version is more art-focused and sucks the reader into the frightening images as opposed to the story itself, I feel like Tenniel’s version allows the reader to focus on the story and receives further understanding/appreciation for the story through the paintings.

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