The hunting of the snark : an agony, in eight fits / By Lewis Carroll... with nine illustrations by Henry Holiday
1876, First Edition. London : Macmillan and Co. Very good copy in the original cream cloth. Rebacked with the original spine laid back. The cloth is somewhat dust-toned as with age, with some rubbing and light wear evident around the panel edges. New endpapers. Some marginal dust marks evident internally, otherwise very bright and clean. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight and strong. Further scans, images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 83 pages; 1st edition, 1st printing. With "baker" not "butcher" on p.83. With one page of advertisements at back. Physical description: xi, [3], [3]-83 p. : illus., frontis., plates ; 18.5 cm. Genre: Poetry - Juvenile literature - English - 19th century. Item #220881
Price: €595.00