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London: Macmillan and Co., 1876. First edition. INSCRIBED BY CARROLL on half-title page, "Mrs. Bell/ from the Author./ Mar. 29, 1876." In early 20th century binding by Roycrofter Lorenz Schwartz of 12mo full blue leather with gilt-stamped nautical designs on both covers; gilt-ruled turn ins; marbled endpapers; all edges gilt; and covers and spine from the original, gilt-stamped deep blue cloth binding bound in at rear (one of the less common of the special original bindings ordered by Carroll). Bindery stamp of Zahn Bindery to lower front turn in, and stylized initials of Lorenz Schwartz to lower rear. Bookplate of Daniel Henry Holmes Ingalls to front pastedown. Offsets from turn-ins to free endpaper edges; faint offset from item previously laid in to blank verso of dedication leaf (appears to have been binding notations); illustrations, tissue guards, and opposing pages slightly tanned. Otherwise, altogether nearly fine. [Williams 31].

The Hunting of the Snark (An Agony in Eight Fits) is a poem written by English writer Lewis Carroll. It is a nonsensical poem that follows a crew of characters setting out to hunt a Snark, a creature which may turn out to be a highly dangerous Boojum. The poem explores themes of quest and the absurdity accompanying it, written typically in Carroll's whimsical style.