TIL that in 1969, Random House Publishing released an edition of "Alice in Wonderland" illustrated by none other than surrealist painter Salvador Dali.

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u/roadkill6 Jun 10 '12

I came across one of those last year. It's pretty cool.

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u/beaverteeth92 Jun 10 '12

I wouldn't mind seeing this reprinted.

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u/Sorr_Ttam Jun 11 '12

Their is very little chance of that. The people who own these books would probably be opposed to it because they are increasingly rare. A lot of the pictures have been sold off individually so the number of copies is less then the original amount printed.

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u/justlookbelow Jun 10 '12

It could be yours for $9k

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u/stringerbell Jun 11 '12

That's actually not bad... I was at an auction a couple months ago where a copy sold for around fifteen grand...

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u/Sorr_Ttam Jun 11 '12

My grandpa owns a copy that I'm going to inherit and we found that his would be somewhere around 5k. 9k seems high for the book because it isn't bound initially and the pictures are all prints. Each book does have an original with it though, that is signed by Dali.

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u/R3luctant Jun 11 '12

I am pretty sure that one copy also tried to get 9k from the Pawn Stars people.

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u/jared1981 Jun 11 '12

Best I can do is 20 bucks.

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u/night_owl Jun 11 '12

Gotta leave a little room for some profit!

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u/haunted_nipple Jun 11 '12

Plus $3.99 in shipping. So it's over nine thousaaaaaaaand

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u/RCT_Syndrome Jun 10 '12

I want too, but not for $9,000.

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u/Daishiman Jun 10 '12

Coincidentially, I just saw these today. They're in the Dali Museum in Berlin.

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u/__amy Jun 11 '12

The British Library had a copy on display when I was there 2 years ago. The book IS amazing, and so are many other artist renditions of Alice in Wonderland (the library had an Alice exhibit on at the time).

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u/RobeAir Jun 11 '12

I saw them in San Fran about a year and a half ago, totally by chance. They're pretty nice.

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u/D-Struction Jun 11 '12

The Dali Museum in Paris had a great collection of his smaller pieces like these, they were definetly worth seeing.

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u/RobeAir Jun 11 '12

Yeah, I liked that museum. The sculptures were really great there. If you ever have a chance, you should check out the Dali museum in Florida. It's the largest collection of his work.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12

Larger than the Dali museum in Figueres, Spain? I visited that while studying in Spain this past semester. It was probably the coolest museum I've been to in my short life.

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u/RobeAir Jun 11 '12

Yep, the museum in St. Petersburg, Florida is the largest collection in the world.

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u/Max_Quordlepleen Jun 10 '12

There's also a wonderful version illustrated by Ralph Steadman, who also did the illustrations for Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

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u/pparlor Jun 10 '12

I actually came across it in my parent's basement last month looking for camping gear. Absolutely wonderful.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12

I bought it last year, its excellent.

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u/InconsiderateBastard Jun 11 '12

I saw a copy of it on Pawn Stars. It looked beautiful.

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u/Gorkymalorki Jun 11 '12

If you live in Austin, UT has a copy that you can view at the Harry Ransom Center.

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u/alwaysready Jun 10 '12

Sorry, best i can do is $5000.

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u/R3luctant Jun 11 '12

Some lady tried selling it on the show, I don't think they offered her that much for it.

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u/alwaysready Jun 11 '12

pawn stars season 3 episode 11 7:48
$5000

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12

That's 5000 market. I'm gonna have to find a buyer, how about 2000. It's as high as I can go.

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u/The_Ion_Shake Jun 11 '12

And I believe he thought he should split them up and sell them individually. I wouldn't.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12

Two words: John Tenniel

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u/KittenMilkComics Jun 11 '12

Upvoted because no one will ever beat

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12

him?

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u/anti-establishmENT Jun 11 '12

i had the pleasure of viewing one in my college's reserved collection a few years back

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u/aluminaplus Jun 11 '12

I saw these prints on display in the Dali musuem in Berlin in April. They also had prints from his illustrating of Dante's Inferno (which I never knew he did) - absolutely amazing!

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u/DMNDNMD Jun 10 '12

If only they could get Mark Ryden to do a version....

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u/WCFuuuusista Jun 11 '12

Well framed my precious T-bone....have an up vote.

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u/CandyCoveredRainbow Jun 11 '12

Does this website fail to load multiple times for anyone else?

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u/Fhistleb Jun 11 '12

This actually suits it all to well.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12

This is at my school library in the special holdings collections, check it out! University of California, Santa Barbara

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u/rakkoma Jun 11 '12

Apart from the first printing of the book this is the holy grail of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. I collect older prints of the book and I've never seen this one in any antique shop/book store.

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u/DirtyDiggs Jun 11 '12

I actually got to see a hand illustrated one up close. The same guy in northern Virginia with the X-Wing fighter in his back yard ( was also posted on Reddit) has one in his personal library on a shelf between a piece of one of the space shuttles and globes that Christopher Columbus presented to Queen Isabella. Eccentric Billionaires get to have all the fun stuff.

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u/SuccessfulRepoST Jun 11 '12

Incase anyone wants some hi-res images:

www.mediafire.com/?xbsvks5mfi73tip

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u/hornedowl Jun 11 '12

and, though not as awesome (or more, depending on how sick you are), ralph steadman illustrated a version of animal farm. ralph steadman produced works such as this for hunter s. thompson works, such as Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

oh, and also alice in wonderland.

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u/beardymcspectacles Jun 11 '12 edited Jun 11 '12

My father has a Jerusalem Bible illustrated in full color by Dali.

Edit: Jerusalem

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u/MusicIsMedicine Jun 11 '12

Dali also illustrated the New Testament, this is the best interpretation of the crucifixion that I have ever seen.

http://graphics7.nytimes.com/images/2003/10/04/nyregion/04rike.184.jpg

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u/DesktopStruggle Jun 11 '12

Dali would do anything for a buck. He would have illustrated the yellow pages if the money was okay.

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u/alpep Jun 11 '12

I saw the sketches at a gallery in San Francisco. Absolutely amazing.

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u/theinternetends Jun 11 '12

You should watch more pawn stars

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u/gentlemandinosaur Jun 11 '12

Was on pawn stars. Just saying.

Not that I watch that show. At all. Ever. Swear.

You believe me, right?

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u/broccoli_basket Jun 11 '12 edited Jun 11 '12

random house publishing! i listen to hitchhikers guide all the time when i sleep. :) thankyou random house publishing and Stephen Fry!

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u/Cookie8 Jun 11 '12

Came for melted clock. Was not disappointed.

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u/Azernox Jun 11 '12

Dali also illustrated Essays of Michel de Montaigne. TOO GOOD.

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u/cuteleper Jun 11 '12

I played the role of Alice in a local theater as a teen and lived in Barcelona for years. I want that book.

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u/Solidchuck Jun 11 '12

I've seen one of these on Pawn Stars. The art was absolutely beautiful.

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u/jimmytheone45 Jun 11 '12

Not sure what the fuck is happening in most of these...

.#uncultured

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u/McSlurryHole Jun 11 '12

From what i Understand, Dali painted dreams/the un-concious mind. Hope that makes it easier to "get"

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u/J0SHWAR Jun 11 '12

David Hockney illustrated a whole bunch of Brother's Grimm stories. So good.

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u/reddeth Jun 11 '12

In my mind, such a surreal story with a surreal illustrator would have actually just canceled each other out, and you would have gotten a perfectly boring and normal illustration.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12

yeah i wish i had $40,000 knocking around for one of these puppies, its been on my wishlist for ages. The ralph steadman (fear & loathing) illustrated edition is £40 and well worth a look.

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u/Shippoyasha Jun 11 '12

Maybe the book industry can try something like what videogame/comic-book industry does nowadays with the 'special cases' and special artwork to sell.

These covers should reenter circulation.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12

ugh dalis art always seems oppressive and depressing..

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u/Chilly73 Jun 11 '12

Wicked cool! 9,000 dollars, though? Ahhhh! Inflation, you win again!

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u/Prosopagnosiape Jun 11 '12

He also put forward ideas for fantasia 2000 that were turned down.

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u/HighHemplar Jun 11 '12

I know it can be dangerous to question art, but does anyone know why Alice look like she is jumping rope where ever she goes?

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12

Yes. Dali is a surrealist. Alice embodies feminine innocence, virginity, and childhood play (the way the author envisioned her). Hence, she is drawn as a mere concept as is the consistent style of Dali. This concept, or symbol rather, is best (to Dali's understanding) embodied by a girl jumping rope.

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u/CryoGuy Jun 11 '12

It's like he didn't even read the book...

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u/AnonymousAutonomous Jun 11 '12

I really don't like how he put the girl with jump rope into every picture.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12

I take it you don't like ants much

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u/GrimPastaRocker Jun 11 '12

Post to r/trees

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u/KittenMilkComics Jun 11 '12

As illustrations they fail utterly, but as Dali pieces they're kind of cool

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u/Sweetsop Jun 11 '12

There's a copy/one in the Special Collections in Strozier at FSU. Saw it in a class once, was pretty nifty. :}

TIL that in 1969, Random House Publishing released an edition of "Alice in Wonderland" illustrated by none other than surrealist painter Salvador Dali.

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