The Hunting of the Snark

Carroll, Lewis

Published by Harper & Brothers, 1903

Condition: Near Fine Hardcover

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1st Edition, 1st printing - Original green cloth boards with gilt-stamped titling on cover and somewhat faded tilting on spine. 248 pages, with 1 full color plate on frontispiece and 40 full-page plates by Peter Newell. Each page throughout has an elaborate pictorial border by Robert Murray Wright printed in olive-green ink. Peter Newell (1862-1924) started his professional career as a crayon portraitist copying and enhancing photographs for the Clendenon & Nichols photography studio in the small town of Jacksonville, Illinois. In the spring of 1883 he had moved to New York where he enrolled in classes at the Art Students' League. . It was Harper's who chose Newell, by now a very famous artist, to re-interpret Lewis Carroll's classics for the new generation. The first of the three was "Alice in Wonderland" published in 1901 and causing quite a stir for its departure from the traditional Tenniel illustrations. Each was issued as a boxed "Peter Newell Edition" and enjoyed great popularity. They are regarded as among the most important of all the more than forty books he would illustrate over a long career. Seller Inventory # blb00533

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Title: The Hunting of the Snark

Publisher: Harper & Brothers

Publication Date: 1903

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Newell, Peter

Condition: Near Fine

Edition: 1st Edition

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I have a small bookstore that's available to browse by appointment only. We're in Bar Harbor, on the coast of Maine and many of our books come from estate sales in the region. Check, money order, or credit card--Mastercard, Visa, or American Express. Personal checks must clear before shipping. All domestic orders will be sent Media Mail unless requested otherwise at additional cost. Postage for foreign orders will be determined and quoted to customer. Connecticut residents add 6.35 % sales tax. Items are returnable within 7 days of receipt with proper notification. We will be pleased to hold any item for 3 to 4 days. Shipping Terms: Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.

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