The Hunting of the Snark
- New Rochelle [New York]: The Peter Pauper Press, 1935
New Rochelle [New York]: The Peter Pauper Press, 1935. Limited edition. Fine. One of 275 copies from the Peter Pauper Press. Illustrated with charming color vignettes by Edward A. Wilson. Printed in black and color on pale green paper. Publisher's green cloth over patterned paper boards. Boards sunned at top edge, otherwise a Fine copy.
"The Hunting of the Snark," Lewis Carroll's nonsense poem satirizing epic tales, was first published in 1876. This lovely limited edition, ornamented with lively color illustrations by Edward A. Wilson, was issued by the Peter Pauper Press, a fine publisher that has been producing small, handmade editions of classic works since 1928. They have published editions of Henry David Thoreau, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, and Francis Bacon, as well as editions of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Fine.
"The Hunting of the Snark," Lewis Carroll's nonsense poem satirizing epic tales, was first published in 1876. This lovely limited edition, ornamented with lively color illustrations by Edward A. Wilson, was issued by the Peter Pauper Press, a fine publisher that has been producing small, handmade editions of classic works since 1928. They have published editions of Henry David Thoreau, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, and Francis Bacon, as well as editions of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Fine.
Details
Title
The Hunting of the Snark
Author
Carroll, Lewis; Edward A. Wilson (illustrator)
Condition
Fine
Publisher
The Peter Pauper Press: New Rochelle [New York]
Date
1935
Edition
Limited edition