Begbie caroline (5 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. minor scuffing along edges and corners. creasing on back cover.

150 S. OLwd. Fifth Impression, April 1902. In engl. Sprache. - Ebd. stärker fleckig, V. leicht stockfleckig, Besitzsign. a. Schmutztitel, leichte Gbrsp., innen leicht fleckig. - Cover spotty, some foxing on endpapers, owners signature on leaf before frontispice, a little spotty, some sign of use. - Politische Parodie auf "Alice im Wunderland". …

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. 1st Edition. London: William Heinemann (1903) 8vo; in the publisher's olive green boards with a pictorial cover design showing "Clara" with the unicorn and lion, the picture and lettering in red and black; pp xi, 152; the corners are gently rubbed and the boards have the odd park, there is light foxing on a few pages, the spine webbing is exposed in places throughout the book but the binding is firm and holding well, the contents and list of illustrations pages have been uncut, otherwise it is in very good condition. A first edition of this political parody based on Lewis Carroll's wonderland. 'Caroline Lewis' is a pseudonym for three journalists: Michael Temple, Harold Begbie and J Stafford Ransome. This association copy is scarce as it is signed, most likely by Michael Temple to fellow protagonist Harold Begbie. The inscription on the front free end paper reads "To Harold Begbie, in memory of "Clara in Blunderland" from M.H. Temple and Stafford Ransome." The inscription is in the same hand, so its most likely Temple signed for both. It is a strong association between the collaborators of this parody. Begbie was a journalist and author, who publicly disagreed with the Boer War. Temple was a master of satirical verse who had contributed to collections previously, and Stafford Ransome was an illustrator and writer with a keen interest in the political goings on in South Africa. They made quite a team, working together and penned the first in the series "Clara in Blunderland" along with this sequel "Lost in Blunderland". They also at the same time put together a book called "The Coronation Nonsense Book" in the style of Edward Lear. All three titles sold well, as they looked to cash in on the discontent brewing at the time in the country about the Boer war and the political leadership. In the two Blunderland books, they cast the prime minister Balfour as Clara, Joseph Chamberlain as the red queen, Lord Salisbury as the duchess and Lord Rosebery at the dalmeny cat. A scarce book, with it being an association copy between the authors. Signed by Author(s).…

Cloth. Zustand: Very Good. First edition. The first editions of two highly entertaining parodies of Lewis Carroll's 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' and 'Through the Looking-Glass'. Both volumes are present in the first edition, first impression.Illustrated throughout by S. R. - journalist J. Stafford Ransome - after John Tenniel's style.Published under the name Caroline Lewis, a pseudonym for collaborators Edward Harold Begbie, J. Stafford Ransome, and Michael Henry Temple.Through utilising Carroll's tale, these volumes present a criticism of the British Government's involvement in the Second Boer War and other domestic and foreign policy choices. Prime Minister Arthur Balfour is represented by Clara, a stand-in for Alice. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally, bright. Back strips lightly age toned, with bumping to back strip heads and tails. Small holes to cloth at back strip tails. 'Lost' lacking front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good. S.R. [J. Stafford Ransome] (illustrator). book. …