The Hunting of the Snark; An Agony in Eight Fits. With Nine Illustrations by Henry Holiday
by Carroll, Lewis [C.L. Dodgson]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Discreet blindstamp of a London bookshop on front endpaper; 1876 gift inscription; title page faintly offset from frontispiece t
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co, 1876. First Edition. Discreet blindstamp of a London bookshop on front endpaper; 1876 gift inscription; title page faintly offset from frontispiece tissue, as usual; covers a bit soiled and rubbed at extremities.. 8vo, 83pp; original pictorial cream cloth, a.e.g., coated black endpapers. A presentable copy of Carroll's great nonsense poem, distinguished by the presence of the rare pamphlet "An Easter Greeting to Every Child Who Loves 'Alice'" tipped to the front endpaper.
Synopsis
If-and the thing is wildly possible-the charge of writing nonsense were ever brought against the author of this brief but instructive poem, it would be based, I feel convinced, on the line (in p.4)
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- Bookseller
- Locus Solus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 205771
- Title
- The Hunting of the Snark; An Agony in Eight Fits. With Nine Illustrations by Henry Holiday
- Author
- Carroll, Lewis [C.L. Dodgson]
- Book Condition
- Used - Discreet blindstamp of a London bookshop on front endpaper; 1876 gift inscription; title page faintly offset from frontispiece t
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1876
- Keywords
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Blindstamp
- A blindstamp is a stamped impression, usually an image, logo, words, or design on the cover or spine of a book, without color or...
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.