Feeding the Mind, Lewis Carroll — 1st Edition

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Feeding the Mind, Lewis Carroll — 1st Edition

Name: Feeding the Mind, Lewis Carroll — 1st Edition
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 4834
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Publication: London, Chatto & Windus, 1907

Formatting: Small 8vo, pp. xiii, [1], 15-30.

Condition Report: Very Good. The fragile original cloth-backed card wrappers remain structurally sound, with the distinctive red spine cloth holding firm and displaying minimal fading. The front panel exhibits gentle upward bowing and mild curling to the yapp edges, a common occurrence with this binding style, alongside slight dust-toning, faint rubbing to the extremities, and a few minor spots of browning. Internally, the binding is slightly tender at the half-title gutter but remains secure throughout. The pages themselves are notably bright and clean, free from significant foxing, with the text block presenting exceptionally well for its age.

Catalogue Note: This is the first separate edition, wrapper issue, published posthumously. Feeding the Mind was originally delivered as a lecture by Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) to a public audience in Derbyshire in October 1884; a rare instance of the famously timid author speaking publicly. Following the lecture, Dodgson handed his manuscript to William H. Draper, who provides the prefatory note for this edition.

The work first appeared in print in Harper's Magazine in 1906 before this standalone publication, which was issued simultaneously in quarter cloth over paper boards for 1s. and in leatherette for 2s.

In this characteristic essay, Lewis Carroll applies his brilliantly whimsical yet highly logical mind to the concept of mental diet. Drawing an analogy between the careful attention we pay to nourishing our bodies and the haphazard way we often consume information, Carroll argues for a structured and purposeful approach to "feeding the mind." Delivered as a public lecture during a rare moment of outwardness for the author, the piece remains a timeless, charming reflection on intellectual consumption by the creator of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: Lewis Carroll

Book Publisher: Chatto & Windus

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Criticism & Essays

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

Book Pages: 31

Book Publication Year: 1907

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Book Binding: Quarter Cloth over Card Wrappers

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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