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Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There.

By Lewis Carroll.

Illustrated by John Tenniel.

London: Macmillan and Co., 1872.

The first edition of the famous sequel to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is dated 1872 on the title page, but the first copies came off the presses on November 18, 1871. This copy bears a gift inscription from Christmas 1871.

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In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the publication of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Special Collections and University Archives at the University of Maryland will host the exhibition Alice 150 Years and Counting…The Legacy of Lewis Carroll: Selections from the Collection of August and Clare Imholtz.

This exhibition explores Lewis Carroll’s works and lasting legacy by showcasing how artists and illustrators from Tenniel to today have envisioned the Alice books. It highlights numerous foreign language illustrated editions, artistic bindings, unusual ephemera, and the role of Alice in popular culture over the past 150 years.

Alice 150 Years and Counting will be on display from October 2015-July 2016. 

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