{"product_id":"17017-dodgson-charles-lutwidge-lewis-carroll-tenniel-john-autograph-letter-signed-with-drawing-of-the-walrus-and-the-carpenter-after-tenniel","title":"Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge. [Lewis Carroll] (1832–1898) [Tenniel, John. (1820–1914)] Autograph Letter Signed with Drawing of \"The Walrus and the Carpenter\" after Tenniel","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eAutograph letter signed \"C.L. Dodgson\" from the English author known for \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eAlice's Adventures in Wonderland \u003c\/i\u003eas well as for word-play and nonsense poetry. 2 pp., September 11, 1882. Dodgson thanks the unnamed male recipient for a letter and statement of accounts, and mentions the enclosure of \"the declaration duly signed\" (not present). Legible contemporary docket on verso. Heavily toned and faded, but legible with some difficulty. Old mounts, tear at the top of one sheet, each sheet 5.5 x 3.5 inches (9 x 14 cm). Overall good.\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eText, in full: \"[...]ton Road, Eastbourne, Sep. 11 \/ 82. Dear Sir, Thanks for letter \u0026amp; statement of accounts. I enclose the declaration duly signed. Kindly pay the £68 : 8 to my credit with Messrs. Parsons \u0026amp; Co., Old Bank, Oxford. Are you not under some mistake as to the '4 shares' you mention in a steamer now being built? I do not recollect any thing having been said about other steamers than 'Claudius,' 'Glancus,' \u0026amp; 'Crasus.' Faithfully yours, C. L. Dodgson.\" \u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eTogether with a pen and ink drawing after Tenniel on a cloth doily, illustrating the poem \"The Walrus and the Carpenter\" (from \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eThrough the Looking Glass\u003c\/i\u003e). The drawing shows the two characters of the memorable poem recited to Alice by Tweedledum and Tweedledee, eating oysters on the beach in a composition also found in the printed book by Tenniel. On a linen doily edged in lace, 5.75 x 6.25 inches (14.5 x 15.5 cm). Some light discoloration, but overall fine.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\"The Walrus and the Carpenter\" appears in Lewis Carroll's \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eThrough the Looking-Glass\u003c\/i\u003e, published in December 1871. The poem is recited in chapter four, by Tweedledum and Tweedledee to Alice. The most often quoted passage reads:\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\"The time has come,\" the Walrus said,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\"To talk of many things:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eOf shoes—and ships—and sealing-wax—\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eOf cabbages—and kings—\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eAnd why the sea is boiling hot—\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eAnd whether pigs have wings.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093636862111,"sku":"17017","price":1600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Lewis_Carroll_ALS_and_pic_17017.jpg?v=1722189350","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/17017-dodgson-charles-lutwidge-lewis-carroll-tenniel-john-autograph-letter-signed-with-drawing-of-the-walrus-and-the-carpenter-after-tenniel","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}