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First edition thus, 8vo., New York, 1903. Color frontispiece, 39 plates. Top edges gilt, cream paper boards with gilt, unworn. An exceptional copy in the original DJ, printed glassine wrap, and box. In Fine condition.

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.