The Hunting of the Snark, An Agony in Eight Fits
by Lewis Carroll
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
The Folio Society, 1978. Hardcover. Good. 1978. Second Impression. Unpaginated. No dust jacket, Folio edition with slipcase. Pictorial boards with gilt lettering. Illustrated by Quentin Blake. B&W illustrations throughout. Clean pages with firm binding. Previous owner's name to half title page. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners. Notable sunning to spine. Slipcase is acceptable, with notable wear, large splits and soiling to boards.
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
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1623834405ADA
- Title
- The Hunting of the Snark, An Agony in Eight Fits
- Author
- Lewis Carroll
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Date Published
- 1978
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- Acceptable
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...