Small folio. Bound in black cloth with gilt lettering on spine. This is number 88 from an edition limited to 250 signed by the artist, illustrated throughout by Byron Sewell. The book consists of pages in a folding concertina style, with a loosely-inserted red vinyl sheet to make the baker disappear. The cover has a pocket which houses ten of each interchangeable cards of faces in 3 sections; eyes, nose and chin, therefore thirty cards in total. The books cover is a little worn, corner slightly bumped, else very good. Loosely inserted where it has become ustuck is the Ex libris plate of C.H.L.Bledisloe. (Christopher Bathurst, 3rd Viscount Bledisloe (1934-2009), Barrister and politician. The bookplate is designed by his son Rupert Bathhurst) , 1974 £150. Seller Inventory # 60002181

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Title: The Hunting of the Snark,

Publisher: Catalpa Press

Publication Date: 1974

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Byron Sewell

Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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