1896 The Hunting Of The Snark by Lewis Carroll Antique Fiction Book Illustrated

1896 The Hunting Of The Snark by Lewis Carroll Antique Fiction Book Illustrated

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1896 The Hunting Of The Snark by Lewis Carroll Antique Fiction Book Illustrated

The Hunting Of The Snark (an Agony in Eight Fits)
By Lewis Carroll
With 9 Illustrations by Henry Holiday
Published by MacMillan And Co Ltd: London 1896

" Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 - 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet, mathematician and photographer. His most notable works are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass (1871). He was noted for his facility with word play, logic, and fantasy. His poems Jabberwocky (1871) and The Hunting of the Snark (1876) are classified in the genre of literary nonsense."

Some water damage to the top edge corner of the covers with minor colour bleed through/damage to a few pages as shown. Inscription on half title page. Pages clean with just a pleasant aged patina to some pages. Binding is solid with no loose pages. A nice, early edition of this Lewis Carroll work in good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.

Size 19cm x 13cm x 1cm - 83 Pages

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Condition: Good
Binding: Cloth
Special Attributes: ["Illustrated", "All Edges Gilt", "Gilt Decorated Cloth Bindings"]
Region: Europe
Subject: Children's
Original/Facsimile: Original
Seller Notes: Some water damage to the top edge corner of the covers with minor colour bleed through/damage to a few pages as shown. Inscription on half title page. Pages clean with just a pleasant aged patina to some pages. Binding is solid with no loose pages. A nice, early edition of this Lewis Carroll work in good condition overall. Please study photos to further understand condition.
Language: English
Author: Lewis Carroll
Publisher: MacMillan And Co Ltd: London
Year Printed: 1896
Sub-subject: Alice In Wonderland