Illustrations: Complete with the nine very nice illustrations and the "blank" ocean chart by Henry Holiday. Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, some dust on the black endpaper pages - as shown, rare light foxing or staining - as shown, original covers and spine bound in at rear - as shown). Binding: Attractive and near fine full dark red morocco leather binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe bindery, with gilt title and date on the spine and with triple gilt rule on the covers (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. First edition, first printing with Baker, not Butcher on page 83. Publisher: London, Macmillan and Co., 1876. Title: The Hunting of the Snark: an agony in eight fits / by Lewis Carroll, author of "Alice's adventures in wonderland," and "Through the looking-glass." With nine illustrations by Henry Holiday.
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