Alberto Manguel — Into the Looking-Glass Wood

London, Bloomsbury, 1998. Cloth. A collection of literary essays analysing Lewis Carroll's classic, written and signed by prestigious Argentine polyglot scholar Alberto Manguel. The first UK edition of Into the Looking-Glass Wood, a collection of essays on Lewis Carroll's classic, written and signed  by Argentine polyglot scholar and the former director of the National Library of Argentina, Alberto Manguel. Published in 1999, first published in 1998.In the publisher's original cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Contains a full-page and in-text illustrations reprinted from John Tenniel's originals. Manguel's signed inscription to the title leaf.This collection of intriguing essays analyses Carroll's work, honing in on memoranda, crime and punishment, and sex among numerous other themes. Having written a variety of works, most famously the Dictionary of Imaginary Places in 1980, Manguel won the International Booker Prize in 2005 for his achievements within literature. In the publisher's original cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, in excellent condition with minimal marks and edgewear. Dust wrapper is bright and clean with minimal marks and edgewear. End papers are bright and clean. Internally, firmly bound. Manguel's signature to the title leaf. Pages are bright and clean. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated [John Tenniel]. Fine/Fine.