Early Books

Liese im Wunderland front cover showing Alice with elogated legs weeping as the White Rabbit runs below her.

White Rabbit holding a pocket watch standing on top of a hill.

Alice speaking with the caterpillar smoking among a forest of mushrooms.

The Duchess holding a crying baby while kitchenware flies around her.

Alice holding a flamingo next to the King of Hearts and Cheshire Cat.

Alice, the Gryphon, and the crying Mock Turtle.

King and Queen of Hearts sitting on the throne, looking down at various animals writing testimonies around a plate of tarts.

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Liese im Wunderland.

Translated into German by Helene Scheu-Riesz.

Illustrated by Maria Hofrichter.

Wien and Leipzig: Konegens Jugendschriftenverlag, [1919].

In this second German edition, Alice is called Liese, a German variation of Elizabeth. The cover art is by Mela Köhler. Lewis Carroll’s name is misspelled on both the cover and the title page, which is not an uncommon occurrence in translations.

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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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