As early as the 60s, Random House got in touch with him surrealist painter Salvador Dalí to do a series of illustrations for Alice in Wonderland. Of those copies, there were very limited ones that were even signed by Dalí himself and he got some collectors to place that edition illustrated by the genius of surrealism as the centerpiece of their personal collection.
It's for the 150th Anniversary Edition of Alice in Wonderland where Dalí's art It is available from Amazon and the publication launched by Princeton University Press. A very special occasion to have in your hands the most original, strange and enigmatic story of all that have been written, and that you can even delight yourself with the illustrations of the genius of surrealism.
The Deluxe Edition of Alice in Wonderland is characterized by an introduction that explains the connection between Dali and Carrol by Mark Burstein, president of the Lewis Carroll Society of North America, and the exploration by mathematician Thomas Banchoff of the mathematics found in the work and illustrations of Dalí's work.
This book is a pictorial recreation for know another aspect of genius of surrealist painting where we will find that it distances itself from its more photorealistic side to face illustrations in which tempera, black ink and a quite different style, in which there are flat colors in the figures and washes with perspectives impossible.
The softness of Dalí's tempera achieves a great contrast sharpness of figures in ink and represents a whole new approach to his art. If you want to opt for the purchase of this wonderful edition, do not miss the appointment and stop by by this link which will take you directly to Dalí and Alice in Wonderland.