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The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits
by Lewis Carroll
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
This is a vintage copy of "The Hunting of the Snark" - An Agony in Eight Fits by LEWIS CARROLL. 1930 (though the title page has an inscription dated 1922); The Macmillan Co.; New York. This edition features the original illustrations by Henry Holiday.
Condition:
Light soiling to the covers and spine. Tiny stain near the center of the spine Tiny cloth tears at the cover corners. Tight binding with no cracks and no loose pages. Both covers are firmly attached. Tanning to the end papers and pastedowns. There is an inscription written in pen dated 1922 on the front end paper. The pages have occasional foxing, stains, and smudges. Overall the book is in Good condition.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7907
- Title
- The Hunting of the Snark
- Author
- Lewis Carroll
- Illustrator
- Henry Holiday
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- lewis carroll, charles dodgson, alice in wonderland, alice's adventures in wonderland, alices adventures under ground, sylvie and bruno, hunting of the snark, a tangled tale, the game of logic, russian journal, further nonsense, phantasmagoria, jabberwock
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's Classics; Literature / Fiction;
Terms of Sale
CraigsClassics
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
CraigsClassics
Biblio member since 2018
Hudson, New Hampshire
About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
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- Tight
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- Title Page
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- Cloth
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- New
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