London: Kestrel Books, 1978 (1962). Oblong 4to in publishers hardcover, with pricelipped jacket. Unpaginated. Illustrated in colo by Harald Wiberg. Text in English. Light wear to jacket, else clean and very good copy
“Axel Salto was born in Copenhagen in 1889 and is known today as one of the finest masters of 20th century ceramic art. After studying at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and commencing an initial career in painting, the artist soon became intrigued by modernism and a progressive aesthetic. He visited Paris, mingled with Picasso and Matisse, and went on to publish the journal Klingen (The Blade), which became a forum for the modernist movement in Denmark between 1917 and 1920.” He made around a dozen of illustrated often very limited artists books or illustrated books of which this book is one of the most charming
First edition thus, beautifully printed edition of Lewis Carroll’s two masterpieces complete with the full text and with all of the Tenniel illustrations in their correct places, which adds to this a full annotation running concurrently with the text for the easiest possible reference – simply one of the best editions of Alice!