{"product_id":"1876-rare-victorian-book-the-hunting-of-the-snark-by-lewis-carroll-2","title":"1876 Rare Victorian Book - The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"1105\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"11\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lewis Carroll. (Henry Holiday, illustrator).\u003cbr data-start=\"56\" data-end=\"59\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"59\" data-end=\"69\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"70\" data-end=\"122\"\u003eThe Hunting of the Snark: An Agony, in Eight Fits.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"122\" data-end=\"125\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"139\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e London: Macmillan and Co., 1876. \u003cstrong data-start=\"173\" data-end=\"250\"\u003eFirst Edition, Eighteenth Thousand (an early issue of the first edition).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"250\" data-end=\"253\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"253\" data-end=\"266\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Text in English.\u003cbr data-start=\"283\" data-end=\"286\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"286\" data-end=\"295\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\" X 5\".\u003cbr data-start=\"304\" data-end=\"307\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"307\" data-end=\"317\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e xi, 83 pages + publisher's add.\u003cbr data-start=\"331\" data-end=\"334\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"334\" data-end=\"346\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good and attractive original Victorian gilt-decorated full red cloth binding, all edges gilt (binding firm, overall worn and scuffed with rubbing to the extremities, spine ends softened, and some marking to the cloth as shown). Protected in a removable mylar cover.\u003cbr data-start=\"625\" data-end=\"628\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"628\" data-end=\"640\"\u003eContent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good content (bright, tight, and generally clean, occasional light foxing or staining as shown). Contemporary ownership inscription dated Christmas 1879 to the half-title page and an attractive armorial bookplate to the front pastedown. Noticeable offsetting to the first page of \"Fit the First\" as shown. No loose or missing pages.\u003cbr data-start=\"930\" data-end=\"933\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"933\" data-end=\"951\"\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e Complete with the nine wonderful illustrations by Henry Holiday, including the frontispiece and the famous folding \"Ocean Chart\" printed on both sides.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1107\" data-end=\"1141\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1107\" data-end=\"1120\"\u003eEstimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e (USD 350 - USD 650).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1143\" data-end=\"1480\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1143\" data-end=\"1156\"\u003eThe book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rare and attractive \u003cstrong data-start=\"1177\" data-end=\"1215\"\u003eFirst Edition, Eighteenth Thousand\u003c\/strong\u003e, published in the year of first appearance, 1876. Retaining its original publisher's red cloth binding with gilt decorations and all gilt edges, this charming Victorian classic remains one of the most sought-after works by Lewis Carroll outside of the Alice books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1482\" data-end=\"2017\"\u003eIssued in the publisher's distinctive red cloth with the gilt Bellman on the front board and the Beaver on the rear board, \u003cem data-start=\"1605\" data-end=\"1631\"\u003eThe Hunting of the Snark\u003c\/em\u003e follows an eccentric crew on a fantastical voyage in search of the elusive Snark. Combining absurd humour, ingenious wordplay, logical puzzles, and dreamlike imagery, Carroll created one of the masterpieces of literary nonsense. While often read as a whimsical fantasy, the poem has inspired generations of readers and scholars who continue to debate its hidden meanings and symbolism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2019\" data-end=\"2437\"\u003eThe volume is illustrated throughout by Henry Holiday, whose memorable artwork has become inseparable from the text itself. It also retains the celebrated blank \"Ocean Chart,\" one of the most famous curiosities in Victorian publishing. Though intentionally devoid of geographical detail, the chart plays a central role in the narrative and remains one of the most recognizable visual elements associated with the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2439\" data-end=\"2591\"\u003eA highly desirable Victorian Lewis Carroll title, complete with all illustrations and chart, and preserved in its original gilt-decorated cloth binding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2593\" data-end=\"3101\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2593\" data-end=\"2608\"\u003eThe author:\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 works, \u003cem data-start=\"2821\" data-end=\"2855\"\u003eAlice's Adventures in Wonderland\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"2860\" data-end=\"2887\"\u003eThrough the Looking-Glass\u003c\/em\u003e, transformed children's literature through their extraordinary imagination and inventive language. \u003cem data-start=\"2987\" data-end=\"3013\"\u003eThe Hunting of the Snark\u003c\/em\u003e remains one of his most celebrated achievements and a cornerstone of literary nonsense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3103\" data-end=\"3456\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3103\" data-end=\"3123\"\u003eThe illustrator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Henry Holiday (1839–1927) was an English painter, stained-glass designer, and illustrator associated with the Pre-Raphaelite circle. His illustrations for \u003cem data-start=\"3279\" data-end=\"3305\"\u003eThe Hunting of the Snark\u003c\/em\u003e are regarded among the finest examples of Victorian book illustration and helped establish the enduring visual identity of Carroll's fantastical poem.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48587792056569,"sku":null,"price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20260623snark_01.jpg?v=1782228422","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1876-rare-victorian-book-the-hunting-of-the-snark-by-lewis-carroll-2","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}