Guinness Carroll Alice In Wonderland Father William

Original vintage Guinness advertising poster featuring a fun and rare Alice In Wonderland illustration by the notable artist John Gilroy (John Thomas Young Gilroy; 1898-1985) based on a poem by the well-known English writer Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson; 1832-1898) You Are Old, Father William from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) - A Guinness Carroll ("Some of the words have got altered," said Alice) "You are old, Father William," the young man said, "And yet you're remarkably fit; You sleep from the moment you get into bed, Which is rare at your age, you'll admit." / "In my youth," said the Sage, "I heard many reports That Guinness brought rest to the brain, Since when, if depressed or a bit out of sorts, I've drunk it again and again." / "Yes, I see," said the Youth, "but there's one other thing In which I am most interested. You've consumed a repast rich enough for a king; Pray, how d'you contrive to digest it?" / "In my youth," said his father, "the Guinness I drank Kept me free from interior strife; And the fitness for which I've got Guinness to thank Has lasted the rest of my life." Guinness is Good for You - depicting a colourful image of a young man standing next to a table and an elderly gentleman sitting down, holding up a pint of Guinness at the top, and a smaller image showing the young man holding a pitch fork with his happy and fit father dancing a jig on the side. One of the world's most popular beer drink brands, Guinness is an Irish dry stout founded by Arthur Guinness in Dublin in 1759. Printed in Great Britain by the Dangerfield Printing Co Ltd London. Large size. Good condition, restored tears on edges, small restored paper losses in margins, restored creasing, minor staining, backed on linen.