The Hunting of the Snark. An Agony, in Eight Fits.

CARROLL, Lewis (pseud. DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge).

Published by London Macmillan and Co, 1876

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First edition, first impression; 8vo; 9 illustrations by Henry Holiday, including frontispiece, light toning and spotting to prelims, previous owner's signature to verso front free endpaper; publisher's cream pictorial cloth, spine and extremities slightly darkened, all edges gilt, An Easter Greeting to Every Child Who Loves "Alice" tipped in, short split to inner hinge, lightly soiled, a good copy. First edition of Carroll's dark poem, describing 'with infinite humor the impossible voyage of an improbable crew to find an inconceivable creature'. Williams-Madan-Green-Crutch 115.

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Title: The Hunting of the Snark. An Agony, in Eight Fits.
Publisher: London Macmillan and Co
Publication Date: 1876
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition

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