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Magic lantern slides, Alice in Wonderland A complete set of 42 illustrations by Tenniel, of Lewis Carroll's children's classic Made by York & Son with permission from Lewis Carroll's publisher Macmillan & Co, circa 1888. Printed illustrations with further hand painted colour enhancement. Slides labelled Alice in Wonderland, By permission of Macmillan & Co and Chancellor, Dublin, further labels to the edges with the title of each illustration. Each square slide 8.3cm Housed in a polished wooden case with brass clasp and handle. This set retailed by Chancellor of Dublin and most slides labelled 'Chancellor, Dublin.' John Chancellor was a notable Irish photographer (By appointment to the King) whose premises were on Lower Sackville Street (now Lower O'Connell Street) in Dublin. Some slides lack the 'Chancellor' label. In those labelled 'Chancellor' Alice wears a red dress, in slides without the label, she wears a blue dress with red detail. This would indicate that the set may be a combination of two different sets. Note: The more familiar image of Alice in Wonderland in her iconic blue dress came later, probably 1901. Tenniel first envisaged her in a yellow dress when the first coloured edition 'The Nursery Alice' was published. She also appeared in a red dress on the cover of the People’s Edition in 1887. Possibly the only known complete set of slides using all 42 of Sir John Tenniel's (1820-1914) illustrations and as such a rare and exciting discovery.
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