-The Hunting of the Snark*

b   1876.  Lewis Carroll.     First Edition, First Printing, with "baker " on page 83. Illustrated by Henry Holliday. 

Note

In this poem, Carroll returns to the setting of "Jabberwocky," the nonsense poem that was published as part of his 1872 novel Through the Looking GLass, and What Alice Found There. Speciificall, "The Hunting of the Snark" tells the story of ten sailors, each of whose names begin with the letter B, who are in search of a fearsome creature known as "snark" which they fear may be an especially dangerous sort known as a "boojum." Like "Jabberwocky," this poem is filled with fantastical adventures, impossible scenarios, and gibberish words.

Description

Single leaf of publishers advertisements.

Publisher's decorative light tan boards with illustrations by Holiday in black, lettered in black

all edges gilt, black endpapers.

Good condition with moderate toning to spine. A touch of wear to upper spine.

Overall, an attractive copy.