The Wasp In A Wig
The Wasp In A Wig
Publisher Macmillan
Genre: General Fiction
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Book Condition & Notes
Fine first edition with no sign of damage. In a near-fine, unclipped dust jacket. The edges of the jacket have begun to wear away and their are some small indentations on the back cover.
About the book
When John Tenniel was illustrating Through The Looking Glass he wrote to Lewis Carroll that 'A Wasp In A Wig is altogether beyond the appliances of art' and that 'if you want to shorten the book... There is your opportunity'. Carroll duly cut out the episode, which was thought to have been completely lost. But proofs of the excised passage turned up at Sotheby's and eventually came into the hands of the Lewis Carroll Society of North America, who prepared a private edition of this book for their members.
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About the Author
Lewis Carroll
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet, mathematician and photographer. His most notable works are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass. He was noted for his facility with word play, logic, and fantasy.
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