THE WHITE KNIGHT; A Study of C. L. Dodgson (Lewis Carroll)
Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1952. a few B&W line cuts. First Edition. marooon cloth. 8vo, maroon cloth, dj, a few B&W illustrations of mathematics or chess, 209 pages. Near Fine / Very Good +. Item #153
Superb copy in the Rare illustrated jacket with a price-clipped front flap.
A brilliant study of Rev. C. L. Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) that throws important light upon the author's profound love for Alice Liddell (his despondency over the impossibility of their romance) and related issues about the timeless Victorian author's quirky use of time, mathematics, topical theological and political allusions, parodies and games.
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