Mark Burstein (born 1950) is an author, book editor and expert on the works of

Lewis Carroll Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet, mathematician, photographer and reluctant Anglicanism, Anglican deacon. His most notable works are ''Alice ...

. He is a lifelong Carrollian and has been a key figure in the Lewis Carroll Society of North America (LCSNA).Chronological List of The Meetings of The Lewis Carroll Society of North America 1974 –
by August A. Imholtz, Jr. and Mark Burstein

Lewis Carroll expert

Burstein's father, Sandor G. Burstein, inspired him with a love for the works of Lewis Carroll at an early age. He has served the Lewis Carroll Society of North America (LCSNA) as its president, publications chair,Officers
LCSNA and longtime editor of its magazine, ''Knight Letter''.The Knight Letter
Official website of the LCSNA In 1979 he and Sandor founded The West Coast Chapter of LCSNA, Mark serving as its first and only president.Radio Interview With Current LCSNA President on Carroll’s Birthday
The Blog of the LCSNA, January 28, 2014 Burstein has written, edited, or made contributions to over twenty books by or about Lewis Carroll.Featured Presenters
The 14th Biennial Gathering 4 Gardner Conference (2020): "Why is Alice in Wonderland, along with the other Alice books, so prevalent in our culture and around the world? Why is Alice the most quoted and widely illustrated novel in English, as well as one of the most translated?" He was the editor and art director of the deluxe 150th Anniversary Edition of Martin Gardner's ''

The Annotated Alice ''The Annotated Alice'' is a 1960 book by Martin Gardner incorporating the text of Lewis Carroll's major tales, ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (1865) and ''Through the Looking-Glass'' (1871), as well as the original illustrations by John Te ...

'' (W. W. Norton, 2015), and of the first trade edition of ''Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland'' illustrated by

Salvador Dalí Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí of Púbol (11 May 190423 January 1989), known as Salvador Dalí ( ; ; ), was a Spanish Surrealism, surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, ...

(Princeton, 2015). He is the series editor of ''The Complete Pamphlets of Lewis Carroll'' Volumes V and VI (LCSNA/University of Virginia Press, 2015, 2020). His books have been translated into Chinese, Japanese, French, Korean, and Spanish. Burstein continues to build the collection of Carrollian memorabilia begun by his father, Sandor.
Mark Burstein & Alice: a World of the Mind
' by Bruce E. McKinney, Rare Book Monthly, January 2004 Issue He owns over two thousand editions of ''

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (also known as ''Alice in Wonderland'') is an 1865 English Children's literature, children's novel by Lewis Carroll, a mathematics university don, don at the University of Oxford. It details the story of a ...

'' and ''

Through the Looking-Glass ''Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There'' is a novel published in December 1871 by Lewis Carroll, the pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, a mathematics lecturer at Christ Church, Oxford, Christ Church, University of Oxford. I ...

'' in 140 languages, and around two thousand additional books by or about Lewis Carroll.Q&A with Mark Burstein on "The Annotated Alice"
150th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, BookCulture

Martin Gardner

Burstein is a longtime admirer of fellow Carrollian and

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columnist

Martin Gardner Martin Gardner (October 21, 1914May 22, 2010) was an American popular mathematics and popular science writer with interests also encompassing magic, scientific skepticism, micromagic, philosophy, religion, and literatureespecially the writin ...

. In 2011 he created and edited ''A Bouquet for the Gardener: Martin Gardner Remembered'' (LCSNA, 2011), with contributions from other Gardner aficionados including

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and

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.Books by Mark Burstein
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In 2015 he edited the aforementioned anniversary edition of Gardner's ''Annotated Alice''.Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: 150th Anniversary Edition
by Lewis Carroll, Illustrated by Salvador Dalí, Edited by Mark Burstein Thomas Banchoff In April 2022 he gave two talks at the 14th

Gathering 4 Gardner Gathering 4 Gardner (G4G) is an educational foundation and non-profit corporation (Gathering 4 Gardner, Inc.) devoted to preserving the legacy and spirit of prolific writer Martin Gardner. G4G organizes conferences where people who have been ins ...

; first a featured presentation titled ''What IS It about Alice?'' and then a talk about the many occurrences of Lewis Carroll in Gardner's "

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" column titled ''A Literary Englishman and the'' Scientific American: ''Lewis Carroll’s Appearances in ‘Mathematical Games'.''

Comics and Comix

Burstein is a connoisseur and collector in the field of the American comic strip, particularly ''

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'', and the

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of the 1960s and 70s. His books include ''Much Ado: The POGOfenokee Trivia Book'' (Eclipse Books, 1988), ''Alice in Comicland'',
Alice in Comicland
' New York Journal of Books '' Dave Sheridan: Life with Dealer McDope'', ''

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'', ''

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'' (Fantagraphics Underground, 2018), and the Eisner-nominated ''Flamed Out: The Underground Adventures and Comix Genius of Willy Murphy'' (Fantagraphics, 2023).

Personal

Burstein got a BA at the

University of California, Santa Cruz The University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz or UCSC) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Santa Cruz, California, United States. It is one of the ten campuses in the University of C ...

(UCSC) in 1972.UCSC Campus Directory 1972: Mark Burstein
University of California at Santa Cruz A longtime supernumerary with the

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, he lives in

Petaluma, California Petaluma is a city in Sonoma County, California, United States, located in the North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Its population was 59,776 according to the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. ...

, surrounded by a huge collection of Carrollian memorabilia.Knight Letter No. 98, Spring 2017
LCSNA: "The Burstein Carroll collection is located in a tower in one of two large buildings on the Burstein ranch in Petaluma. Over the years, he has built on and expanded the Carroll collection begun by his late father, Sandor Burstein, whose name will be well known to many Carrollians. Ranged in rows in the main room are stuffed White Rabbits and several egg-like figurines of the Humpty Dumpty variety. The 'Drink Me' collection offers many Wonderland-inspired potables, including Babble Mendocino red wine, a vin extraordinaire with Tenniel illustrations on the label." He is married to Llisa Demetrios, granddaughter of both

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and

Virginia Lee Burton Virginia Lee Burton (August 30, 1909 – October 15, 1968), also known by her married name Virginia Demetrios, was an American illustrator and children's book author. She wrote and illustrated seven children's books, including '' Mike Mulligan an ...

. They have two children, Martin and Sonja.

Selected publications

* ''Pictures and Conversations: Lewis Carroll in the Comics, An Annotated International Bibliography'', Edited by Mark Burstein, Byron Sewell, and Alan Tannenbaum, Ivory Door, 2003, *
The Annotated Alice 150th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
', by Lewis Carroll (Author),

John Tenniel John Tenniel (; 28 February 182025 February 1914) was an English illustrator, graphic humourist and political cartoonist prominent in the second half of the 19th century. An alumnus of the Royal Academy of Arts in London, he was knight bachelor ...

(Illustrator),

(Editor), Mark Burstein (Editor), W. W. Norton in (2015), * ''A Bouquet for the Gardener: Martin Gardner Remembered'', Edited by Mark Burstein, LCSNA, 2011, * ''Соня вь Царствѣ Дива'' (''Sonja in a Kingdom of Wonder''), Edited by Mark Burstein, LCSNA, 2013, * ''Alice In Comicland'', Edited by Craig Yoe and Mark Burstein, IDW Publishing, 2014, * ''Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: 150th Anniversary Edition'' Illustrated by Salvador Dalí, Princeton University Press, 2015, .

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