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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Alice In Wonderland: A Play For Children In Three Acts (First Edition) |
| Date | 1890 |
| Record ID | 142471 |
| Collection Name | Theme Based Selections |
| Sub Collection | Important Authors/Titles/Illustrators |
| Reference | First Eds. HarrisB |
| Theme | Morality, Manners and Consequences |
| Library of Congress Subject | Children's plays Dreams Wit and humor Women as authors |
| Genre | Fantasy and Fairy Tales |
| Description | "Once upon a time, some kind ladies who had in charge a nursery full of ailing children, sent from poor homes to be cured of many ills, asked her who has here put your beloved dream-story into acting shape, for something that amateurs might play for the benefit of their hospital. What follows is the result."--To the author of Alice in Wonderland, p. [4], dated: New York, December 1890.;By Constance Cary Harrison.; Copyright 1890 by R.H Russell & Son.; Wrapper printed in red and black ink.; Last page blank.; "Price 25 cents"--at head of cover title.; "Practical instructions for private theatricals by W.D. Emerson."--advertisement, p. [2] of wrapper.; "Hageman's make-up book. By Maurice Hageman."--advertisement, p. [3] of wrapper.; "Plays. Being the largest theatrical booksellers in the United States, we keep in stock the most complete and assorted lines of plays and entertainment books to be found in this country."--advertisement, p. [4] of wrapper. |
| Author | Harrison, Mrs Burton (1843-1920) Carroll, Lewis (1832-1898) |
| Publisher | Dramatic Publishing Company |
| Places | United States; Chicago |
| Illustrator | Carroll, Lewis (1832-1898) Tenniel, John (1820-1914) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Book Type | Juvenile literature--1890 Plays--1890 Fantasy literature--1890 Publishers' advertisements--Illinois--Chicago Color printing (Printing) Printed wrappers (Binding) Relief prints Booksellers' labels (Provenance) |
| Size | 35, [3] p. : ill. ; 19 cm |
| Page Numbers | 35, [3] p. : ill. ; 19 cm |
| Additional Notes | Dramatized By Mrs Burton Harrison ; Illustrations By John Tenniel. [Chicago] : Chicago and New York[:] the Dramatic Publishing Company., [c1890] |
| Catalog Notes | "Once upon a time, some kind ladies who had in charge a nursery full of ailing children, sent from poor homes to be cured of many ills, asked her who has here put your beloved dream-story into acting shape, for something that amateurs might play for the benefit of their hospital. What follows is the result."--To the author of Alice in Wonderland, p. [4], dated: New York, December 1890. By Constance Cary Harrison. Copyright 1890 by R.H Russell & Son. Wrapper printed in red and black ink. Last page blank. "Price 25 cents"--at head of cover title. "Practical instructions for private theatricals by W.D. Emerson."--advertisement, p. [2] of wrapper. "Hageman's make-up book. By Maurice Hageman."--advertisement, p. [3] of wrapper. "Plays. Being the largest theatrical booksellers in the United States, we keep in stock the most complete and assorted lines of plays and entertainment books to be found in this country."--advertisement, p. [4] of wrapper. |
| American Antiquarian Society Copy Notes | American Antiquarian Society copy has bookseller's label of "Walter H. Baker & Co. theatrical publishers. 5 Hamilton Place--Boston--Mass." affixed to p. [1] of wrapper over the imprint. The gift of C.R. Whittemore, 1952. |
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| Library/Archive | American Antiquarian Society |
| Copyright and Source Archive | Content compilation (c) 2020, by the American Antiquarian Society. All rights reserved. |
| Catalog Record Note | Catalog Records (c) 2020, by the American Antiquarian Society. All rights reserved. |