This is the first book on the history and culture of collecting the works of Lewis Carroll as well as the worldwide industry of items and art based on Carroll’s works in popular culture. Ten large, major private collections from around the world are profiled, telling the story of each collection and collector, with color illustrations of objects from the collections. The volume, which also covers smaller specialized collections and includes a comprehensive introduction to the history and characteristics of collecting Carrolliana, will appeal to Carroll enthusiasts and rare book and memorabilia collectors alike.

This is the first book on the history and culture of collecting the works of Lewis Carroll as well as the worldwide industry of items and art based on Carroll’s works in popular culture. Ten large, major private collections from around the world are profiled, telling the story of each collection and collector, with color illustrations of objects from the collections. The volume, which also covers smaller specialized collections and includes a comprehensive introduction to the history and characteristics of collecting Carrolliana, will appeal to Carroll enthusiasts and rare book and memorabilia collectors alike.

This fresh and comprehensive analysis of the creative works of Lewis Carroll addresses with authority the dominant issues and events in the life and works of the Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson - the puzzling, eccentric, whimsical and brilliant Oxford mathematics don who changed literature and infused world culture with the publication of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

This fresh and comprehensive analysis of the creative works of Lewis Carroll addresses with authority the dominant issues and events in the life and works of the Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson - the puzzling, eccentric, whimsical and brilliant Oxford mathematics don who changed literature and infused world culture with the publication of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

This is the first book on the history and culture of collecting the works of Lewis Carroll as well as the worldwide industry of items and art based on Carroll’s works in popular culture. Ten large, major private collections from around the world are profiled, telling the story of each collection and collector, with color illustrations of objects from the collections. The volume, which also covers smaller specialized collections and includes a comprehensive introduction to the history and characteristics of collecting Carrolliana, will appeal to Carroll enthusiasts and rare book and memorabilia collectors alike.

This is the first book on the history and culture of collecting the works of Lewis Carroll as well as the worldwide industry of items and art based on Carroll’s works in popular culture. Ten large, major private collections from around the world are profiled, telling the story of each collection and collector, with color illustrations of objects from the collections. The volume, which also covers smaller specialized collections and includes a comprehensive introduction to the history and characteristics of collecting Carrolliana, will appeal to Carroll enthusiasts and rare book and memorabilia collectors alike.

This fresh and comprehensive analysis of the creative works of Lewis Carroll addresses with authority the dominant issues and events in the life and works of the Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson - the puzzling, eccentric, whimsical and brilliant Oxford mathematics don who changed literature and infused world culture with the publication of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

This fresh and comprehensive analysis of the creative works of Lewis Carroll addresses with authority the dominant issues and events in the life and works of the Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson - the puzzling, eccentric, whimsical and brilliant Oxford mathematics don who changed literature and infused world culture with the publication of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.