THE PRINTER: The engravings were printed by Jonathan Stephenson at the Rocket Press in Bluebury, Oxfordshire. They were made on a hand-fed precision proofing press, the complete production of the project occupying nearly a year. Before printing could begin, over two years of detailed preparation took place, including the examination of both early editions of the Alice books and of original engravers’ proofs for the illustrations. Mr Stephenson also undertook extensive trial proofings in different combinations of papers and inks.
THE PRINTS: Each print is on acid-free 145gsm Zerkall Halbmatt mould-made, in a shade specially made to match that used in the original edition of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. The paper measures 241 x 175 mm and has a deckle edge at the foot. Each print bears the publisher’s embossed stamp of authentication - Macmillan London 1988 - and the edition number. The stamp is obscured by our mount.
THE FRAMES: The frames are plain oak with Tiechert archival mount. The external dimensions are 265 x 205 mm (10.5 x 8.25 inches). On the back of the frame is the text relevant to the print together with a description of the history of the printing.
