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The Hunting of the Snark - Etching by Henry Holiday - 1876

1876

$2,003.66
£1,509.15
€1,700
CA$2,763.13
A$3,104.25
CHF 1,621.98
MX$37,888.87
NOK 20,594.38
SEK 19,385.27
DKK 12,939.75

About the Item

The hunting of the snark is an original modern rare book written by Lewis Carroll (Daresbury, 1832 - Guiford, 1898) in 1876 and illustrated by Henry Holiday. Original First Edition. Published by McMillan, London. Format: in 8°. The dimensions and the weight of the book are indicative. The book includes 83 page with Nine full page illustrations. Original Cloth. Mint conditions. Lewis Carroll pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, (born January 27, 1832, Daresbury, Cheshire, England—died January 14, 1898, Guildford, Surrey). He was an English logician, mathematician, photographer, and novelist, especially remembered for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass (1871). His poem The Hunting of the Snark (1876) is nonsense literature of the highest order.
  • Creator:
    Henry Holiday (1839 - 1927, British)
  • Creation Year:
    1876
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11.03 in (28 cm)Width: 3.94 in (10 cm)Depth: 0.79 in (2 cm)
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  • Condition:
    Insurance may be requested by customers as additional service, contact us for more information.
  • Gallery Location:
    Roma, IT
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: T-1202581stDibs: LU65038300202

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