Author: Lewis Carroll
Title: The Hunting of the Snark, an Agony in Eight Fits
Description: London, Macmillan and Co, 1910 . First edition. Cloth. A bright copy of the first miniature edition of Lewis Carroll's delightful nonsense poem, illustrated by Henry Holiday. The so-called first 'Miniature Edition' of Carroll's work, which was first published in 1876. A lovely first edition thus.'The Hunting of the Snark', subtitled 'an agony in eight fits', is one of Carroll's better known nonsense poems, telling the story of a ship's crew trying to hunt a creature that always vanishes before it can be caught. It has since been adapted to musicals, operas and plays.With nine plates by Henry Holiday, a British painter, illustrator and sculptor. Holiday was commissioned to illustrate this work in 1874, and remained good friends with Carroll throughout the rest of their lives.Collated, complete.With an advertisement leaf to the rear.A lovely example of this work from the author of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with fading to back strip. Rear hinge strained, but firmly held. Internally, binding a touch strained but firmly held. Pages clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Henry Holiday. Very Good .
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Title: The Hunting of the Snark, an Agony in Eight Fits
Description: London, Macmillan and Co, 1910 . First edition. Cloth. A bright copy of the first miniature edition of Lewis Carroll's delightful nonsense poem, illustrated by Henry Holiday. The so-called first 'Miniature Edition' of Carroll's work, which was first published in 1876. A lovely first edition thus.'The Hunting of the Snark', subtitled 'an agony in eight fits', is one of Carroll's better known nonsense poems, telling the story of a ship's crew trying to hunt a creature that always vanishes before it can be caught. It has since been adapted to musicals, operas and plays.With nine plates by Henry Holiday, a British painter, illustrator and sculptor. Holiday was commissioned to illustrate this work in 1874, and remained good friends with Carroll throughout the rest of their lives.Collated, complete.With an advertisement leaf to the rear.A lovely example of this work from the author of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland&apos. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with fading to back strip. Rear hinge strained, but firmly held. Internally, binding a touch strained but firmly held. Pages clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Henry Holiday. Very Good .
Keywords: alice in wonderland lewis carroll through the looking glass The Hunting of the Snark lewis carroll Henry Holiday
Price: GBP 38.00 = appr. US$ 54.26 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 944F41
- Book number: 944F41
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