The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits
by Carroll, Lewis (illus. Mervyn Peake)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good, 1st thus edition with Mervyn Peake illustrations. Clipped d/j (some browning on spine), maroon clothboards, silver sp
- ISBN 10
- 0413743802
- ISBN 13
- 9780413743800
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Methuen & Co, 1999. 1st thus. h/b. Very good, 1st thus edition with Mervyn Peake illustrations. Clipped d/j (some browning on spine), maroon clothboards, silver spine titling bright; text block firm, pages unmarked. Donor's inscription on ffep. . 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). The Hunting of the Snark (An Agony in 8 Fits) is usually thought of as a nonsense poem written by Lewis Carroll in 1874, when he was already 42 years old and after the death of his godson had shattered his religious beliefs thoroughly. It actually is a fantastical epic tale recounting the adventures of a bizarre troupe of nine tradesmen and a beaver on their search for the Snark, a mysterious creature living in the seas.
Synopsis
If-and the thing is wildly possible-the charge of writing nonsense were ever brought against the author of this brief but instructive poem, it would be based, I feel convinced, on the line (in p.4)
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC132592
- Title
- The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits
- Author
- Carroll, Lewis (illus. Mervyn Peake)
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, 1st thus edition with Mervyn Peake illustrations. Clipped d/j (some browning on spine), maroon clothboards, silver sp
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0413743802
- ISBN 13
- 9780413743800
- Publisher
- Methuen & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1999
- Pages
- 46
- Keywords
- poetry, comedy, Carroll, illustratio, Peake
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- X weight
- 0.23 g
- Size
- 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_\"\" x 5\"\")
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