The Hunting of the Snark; an Agony in Eight Fits
London: Macmilland and Co., 1876. First Edition. Small Octavo in Fours. Item #023631
First Issue, with "Baker" rather than "Butcher". 83 pp., (1) pp. publisher's ad, illustrated with nine illustrations by Henry Holiday. Original covers bound in after ad. The popular poem of about a crew of ten attempting find the Snark, an animal which may turn out to be a highly dangerous Boojum. A lovely copy bound by Kelligram (signed binding) in full green morocco centrally decorated with onlays of red, brown, blue and red Morocco of a character from the book holding onto the ships railing framed in a floral gilt, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, inner gilt decorative turn-ins, brown cloth end sheets, all edges gilt, binding signed in gilt on front and rear turn-ins(front Brentano's and rear Kelligram).
Price: $4,525.00