Carroll, Lewis

The Hunting of the Snark an Agony in Eight Fits

NY. Holiday, Henry. NY. Good with no dust jacket; Cloth; The Macmillan Co; 1898. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt titles to spine. Good, spine and edges rubbed, slight spotting to boards, small tear to front free end paper. Nine black and white illustrations by Henry Holiday, 53 pages. Printed on the recto only. The poem borrows the setting, some creatures, and eight portmanteau words from Carroll's earlier poem "Jabberwocky" in his children's novel Through the Looking Glass; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Good with no dust jacket; Cloth; The Macmillan Co; 1898. Item #7530

Price: $125.00