the annotated alice originally published

His Annotated Alice, first published in 1959, has over half a million copies in print around the world and is beloved by both families and scholars―for it was Gardner who first decoded many of the mathematical riddles and wordplay that lay ingeniously embedded in Carroll's two classic stories, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass.įorty years after this groundbreaking publication, Norton is proud to publish the Definitive Edition of The Annotated Alice, a work that combines the notes of Gardner's 1959 edition with his 1990 volume, More Annotated Alice, as well as additional discoveries drawn from Gardner's encyclopedic knowledge of the texts. Lovely frontispiece of Lewis Carroll.The culmination of a lifetime of scholarship, The Annotated Alice is a landmark event in the rich history of Lewis Carroll and cause to celebrate the remarkable career of Martin Gardner.įor over half a century, Martin Gardner has established himself as one of the world's leading authorities on Lewis Carroll. Illustrated with John Tenniel's classic art - along with many recently discovered Tenniel sketches - this new edition will be Gardner's most beautiful and enduring tribute to Carroll's masterpieces yet. combines the notes of Gardner's 1960 edition with his 1990 update, More Annotated Alice, as well as additional new discoveries drawn from Gardner's encyclopaedic knowledge of the texts. Originally published in 1960 Martin Gardner incorporates the text of Lewis Carroll's major tales, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and was the first work to decode the wordplay and mathematical riddles that lie embedded in Carroll's classic stories. Black boards with metallic pink titles to spine. (1 on copyright page under First Published 2000). SUPERIOR COPY internally & externally: clean, tight, bright & unchipped.

His critical, annotated editions are pleasures as well as essential tools for students of Carroll. The Annotated Alice, which incorporated the text of Carroll's two Alice books, was his most successful work.

He was considered a leading authority on Lewis Carroll. Martin Gardner (1914 - 2010) was an American popular mathematics and popular science writer, with interests also encompassing scientific skepticism, micromagic, philosophy, religion, and literature-especially the writings of Lewis Carroll, L.

Small 4to (10 1/8' x 6 1/8'), tan cloth with gold lettering on spine and a decorative gold dove on the front cover, profusely illustrated with the original B&W illustrations by Peter Newell, Mylar-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) depicting Alice holding onto her crown as cards fly and the white rabbit with other creatures flee, orange endpapers, xxxiii, + [1-4}, 5-363 pages.

The annotated alice originally published