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The Hunting of the Snark

The Hunting of the Snark

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The Hunting of the Snark

by Carroll, Lewis

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  • Hardcover
  • first
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London, United Kingdom: Macmillan & Co, 1876. Book. Illus. by Henry Holiday. Very Good +. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First UK Edition, First Printing. This is the true first edition, first printing (first impression). Minor wear and toning, Hinges lightly cracked. Original pictorial boards, illustrations by Henry Holiday together with ocean chart on page 16 is blank except for the text and lines of the map', half-title, single page of advertisements at end, gilt to page edges.The frontis illustration with intact tissue guard. Small contemporary gift inscription to inner blank page. Small previous owners book plate to the inside the front broad. A very decent example of the true first..

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
Kelleher Rare Books IE (IE)
Bookseller's Inventory #
007181
Title
The Hunting of the Snark
Author
Carroll, Lewis
Illustrator
Henry Holiday
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good +
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
Macmillan & Co
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
Date Published
1876
Keywords
THE HUNTING OF SNARK,CARROLL, LEWIS,FIRST EDITION
Bookseller catalogs
Fiction;

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Cracked
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