~ Your Nothing But A Pack of Cards~
A fine Jacquard woven tapestry cushion cover, backed with a contrasting colour British velvet. Overlocked inside to eliminate fraying & fitted with a concealed zip.
25cm x25cm
Off with her head!' the Queen shouted at the top of her voice. Nobody moved. 'Who cares for you?' said Alice,
(she had grown to her full size by this time.) 'You're nothing but a pack of cards!' At this the whole pack rose up
into the air, & came flying down upon her: she gave a little scream, half of fright & half of anger, and tried to
beat them off, & found herself lying on the bank, with her head in the lap of her sister, who was gently brushing
away some dead leaves that had fluttered down from the trees upon her face.
Sir John Tenniel was the artist who agreed to illustrate the revised and expanded text which was now called Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.The editionof Alice's Adventures in Wonderland which was published in July was subsequently withdrawn. The illustrator was displeased atthe poor quality of printing, which did not do justice to his illustrations. All but about15 copies were successfully recalled and presumed destroyed. A new edition was published in November 1865 (but dated 1866