Alice Through The Paper Mill, Arthur Wragg (satire in style of Alice in Wonderland, Carroll & Tenniel)
Language: English
Published by Boxfoldia, LTD, Bournbrook, 1940
- Hardcover
- Used
Condition: Used - Fair
£ 46.44
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An Alice in Wonderland satire on WWII era paper mill economic principals, with 12 plates in the style of John Tenniel. This first edition was not sold commercially and was produced only for private use. The first edition is rarish. Physical Attributes 24.5 x 18.5 x 1 cm. 55 pp. 12 plates. Tan paper over boards with cloth spine. Condition See pictures. Moderate wear to binding, with sunning to spine, bumping to head, and rubbing to tail, with small open tear. Binding is sound and firm. Light foxing to introductory and closing leaves and light crease to introductory leaves, else pages clean and unmarked. About the Author and Illustrator Arthur Wragg Arthur Wragg (1903 1976) was a British illustrator. His stark poster-like artwork often dealt with themes of social alienation and spiritual emptiness. All his work was done for publication, rather than in 'fine art' media such as paintings or series of prints. As a result, he has been neglected in comparison with contemporaries such as Graham Sutherland and John Piper, but Wragg's choice of medium was an ideological one. As a socialist and pacifist, Wragg wanted his art to speak directly to common people rather than to art-lovers. His vivid, polemical style had considerable influence on other popular forms in the 1940s and 1950s, such as government information posters and advertising.…
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- Title
- Alice Through The Paper Mill, Arthur Wragg (satire in style of Alice in Wonderland, Carroll & Tenniel)
- Author
- Arthur Wragg
- Publisher
- Boxfoldia, LTD, Bournbrook
- Publication year
- 1940
- Condition
- Fair
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Arthur Wragg
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