1876 1st ed Hunting of the Snark Lewis Carroll
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1876 1st ed Hunting of the Snark Lewis Carroll Illustrated Fantasy Alice Holiday
“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't.”
– Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll was the author of numerous children’s and fantasy stories in the 19th-century, and none were more famous than ‘Alice.’ However, Carroll published others such as ‘The Hunting of the Snark’ – a nonsense poem using words such as ‘Jabberwocky’, jubjub, and Bandersnatch!
This rare first edition is complete with the nine illustrations by Henry Holiday and features the expected first edition points (noted below).
Item number: #9918
Price: $750
CARROLL, Lewis
The hunting of the snark: an agony in eight fits
London: MacMillan, 1876. First edition
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
xi, [1], 83, [3]
9 illustrations
Edition points:
No statement of printing
p.83 – “Baker” instead of “Butcher”
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
Size: ~7.25in X 5in (18.5cm x 12.5cm)
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9918
“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't.”
– Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll was the author of numerous children’s and fantasy stories in the 19th-century, and none were more famous than ‘Alice.’ However, Carroll published others such as ‘The Hunting of the Snark’ – a nonsense poem using words such as ‘Jabberwocky’, jubjub, and Bandersnatch!
This rare first edition is complete with the nine illustrations by Henry Holiday and features the expected first edition points (noted below).
Item number: #9918
Price: $750
CARROLL, Lewis
The hunting of the snark: an agony in eight fits
London: MacMillan, 1876. First edition
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
xi, [1], 83, [3]
9 illustrations
Edition points:
No statement of printing
p.83 – “Baker” instead of “Butcher”
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
Size: ~7.25in X 5in (18.5cm x 12.5cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
9918
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Excellent
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1876 1st ed Hunting of the Snark Lewis Carroll
Estimate $750 - $1,600
May 17, 2020
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1876 1st ed Hunting of the Snark Lewis Carroll Illustrated Fantasy Alice Holiday
“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't.”
– Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll was the author of numerous children’s and fantasy stories in the 19th-century, and none were more famous than ‘Alice.’ However, Carroll published others such as ‘The Hunting of the Snark’ – a nonsense poem using words such as ‘Jabberwocky’, jubjub, and Bandersnatch!
This rare first edition is complete with the nine illustrations by Henry Holiday and features the expected first edition points (noted below).
Item number: #9918
Price: $750
CARROLL, Lewis
The hunting of the snark: an agony in eight fits
London: MacMillan, 1876. First edition
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
xi, [1], 83, [3]
9 illustrations
Edition points:
No statement of printing
p.83 – “Baker” instead of “Butcher”
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
Size: ~7.25in X 5in (18.5cm x 12.5cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
9918
“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't.”
– Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll was the author of numerous children’s and fantasy stories in the 19th-century, and none were more famous than ‘Alice.’ However, Carroll published others such as ‘The Hunting of the Snark’ – a nonsense poem using words such as ‘Jabberwocky’, jubjub, and Bandersnatch!
This rare first edition is complete with the nine illustrations by Henry Holiday and features the expected first edition points (noted below).
Item number: #9918
Price: $750
CARROLL, Lewis
The hunting of the snark: an agony in eight fits
London: MacMillan, 1876. First edition
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
xi, [1], 83, [3]
9 illustrations
Edition points:
No statement of printing
p.83 – “Baker” instead of “Butcher”
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
Size: ~7.25in X 5in (18.5cm x 12.5cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
9918
Condition
...
Excellent
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