1876 Rare First Edition - The Hunting of the SNARK by Lewis Carroll bound by William Launder.
Author: CARROLL, Lewis ( Henry Holiday, illustrator).
Title: The Hunting of the Snark: an agony in eight fits / by Lewis Carroll, author of "Alice's adventures in wonderland," and "Through the looking-glass." With nine illustrations by Henry Holiday.
Publisher: London, Macmillan & Co, 1876. [first edition, first printing).
Language: Text in English.
Size : 7.5 " X 5 ".
Pages : xi-83 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good half dark green morocco binding by William Launder bindery, with gilt lines and letters on the spine (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, some toning/foxing on the title page - as shown, with the label of William Launder bindery on the first blank - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the nine very nice illustrations by Henry Holiday. The book also includes the "blank" ocean chart, the attribution of which remains uncertain. While traditionally attributed to Holiday, recent discussions suggest it may have been the work of another hand, possibly arranged by Carroll himself or a typesetter commissioned by him.
Estimate : (USD 600- USD 1000)
The book: Beautiful and rare first edition, first printing of The Hunting of the Snark published in 1876. There are nine lovely illustrations by Henry Holiday (see photos) and a page advertising Carroll's other works at the rear of the book. The Hunting of the Snark (An Agony in 8 Fits) is a poem written by English writer Lewis Carroll. It is typically categorized as a nonsense poem. Written from 1874 to 1876, 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 (1871).
The author: Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English writer, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon, and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, which includes the poem "Jabberwocky", and the poem The Hunting of the Snark – all examples of the genre of literary nonsense. He is noted for his facility at wordplay, logic, and fantasy. There are societies in many parts of the world dedicated to the enjoyment and promotion of his works and the investigation of his life.