Lewis Carroll, A Biography
The first Japanese edition, in two volumes, and from Morton Cohen's own collection.
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First Japanese edition, two volumes (complete). Hardbacks in dustwrapper with original paper wraparound bands. Each 19.5 × 13.5cm, 478pp + 434pp. Japanese text.
This monumental biography was prompted by Morton N. Cohen's belief that the Carroll revealed by the letters, diaries and works was not the same as the Carroll created by his biographers, and it was time to set the record straight. He traces the dual careers of Charles Dodgson, Fellow of Christ Church, Oxford, who made important contributions to mathematics and logic and to the life of the University, as well as being one of the pioneers of photography in Victorian England, and forging strong friendships with children, and of Lewis Carroll, creator of Alice in Wonderland and The Hunting of the Snark, acknowledged masterpieces we still read today and precursors of surrealist writing. No biographer has addressed so judiciously the inner divisions which proved such a creative spur to Carroll's imagination and his genius.
These books come from Professor Cohen's London library and whilst unsigned, I will provide a letter to this effect.
Condition
Both books are in very good condition, with some wear to the paper wraparounds.
Price
£30.00
