The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits

Lewis Carroll

Verlag: Macmillan and Co, London, 1876

The 11th thousand of beloved children's author Lewis Carroll's delightful nonsense poem. The eleventh thousandth of the first edition of this work.'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 illustrations 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'. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with back strip and board perimeters lightly age toned. Front hinge strained, and just a touch tender. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright, with only one or two spots. Very Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 911F9

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight ...
Verlag: Macmillan and Co, London
Erscheinungsdatum: 1876
Einband: Cloth
Illustrator: Henry Holiday
Zustand: Very Good
Auflage: First edition.
Art des Buches: book