The Hunting Of The Snark First Edition
For a first edition, first printing of The Hunting Of The Snark by Lewis Carroll (Macmillan, 1876), the first point to check: Title page: “London: Macmillan and Co.” and 1876, with “With nine illustrations by Henry Holiday”.
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How to identify this edition
These points tell this edition apart from other printings and editions of The Hunting Of The Snark.
✓ Title page: “London: Macmillan and Co.” and 1876, with “With nine illustrations by Henry Holiday”
✓ No “Thousand” statement: none anywhere on the title page (later printings add one, e.g. “Fifth Thousand”)
✓ Binding: buff pictorial cloth, front cover with the Bellman and back cover with the buoy, gilt (a small number were bound in red or other cloth)
✓ Edges: all edges gilt
✓ Illustrations: frontispiece and eight full-page wood-engravings after Henry Holiday
Common questions
- How do I know if my copy of The Hunting Of The Snark is a first edition, first printing?
- ✓ Title page: “London: Macmillan and Co.” and 1876, with “With nine illustrations by Henry Holiday” ✓ No “Thousand” statement: none anywhere on the title page (later printings add one, e.g. “Fifth Thousand”) ✓ Binding: buff pictorial cloth, front cover with the Bellman and back cover with the buoy, gilt (a small number were bound in red or other cloth) ✓ Edges: all edges gilt ✓ Illustrations: frontispiece and eight… The identification points above show each one.
- Can I sell my copy of The Hunting Of The Snark?
- Yes. We value the exact copy from recorded sales and make a firm cash offer, free and with no obligation to sell.
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