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The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony, in Eight Fits
by Carroll, Lewis
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0333594983
- ISBN 13
- 9780333594988
- Seller
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Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan, 1993. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition first printing 1993, of this trade printing of the previous limited edition letter and block press edition. Hardback back book is tight clean and square. Boards sharp and clean. Title gilt perfect. Spine ends and board corners sharp. Text block clean, with perfect gilt edges. The pages are crisp and unblemished. Feels tightly bound and hardly read. The glassine jacket has some very minor shelf wear, and is not cracked or with any losses. Fine condition. For grading accuracy books are photographed without a protective book cover. Note we do not use stock images, the book pictured is the book described. A fine copy of this beautifully produced volume, very attractive and would make a lovely addition to any collection.
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
- Durdles Books (IOBA)
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006638
- Title
- The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony, in Eight Fits
- Author
- Carroll, Lewis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0333594983
- ISBN 13
- 9780333594988
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1993
- Pages
- 64
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Classics
- Bookseller catalogs
- Childrens;
- X weight
- 200 g
Terms of Sale
Durdles Books (IOBA)
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About the Seller
Durdles Books (IOBA)
Biblio member since 2018
Birmingham, West Midlands
About Durdles Books (IOBA)
Durdles Books is an online bookshop that specialises in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Modern Firsts and Genre Fiction. We also have books in many other categories and think our stock is both varied and interesting. We are constantly busy sourcing new stock in great condition, as collectors ourselves we appreciate that there is nothing like finding a lovely copy of a book that is on "the list". We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), so you can be assured of our commitment to good bookselling practices and customer service.
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- Fine
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- Shelf Wear
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
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- First Edition
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