"They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care; They pursued it with forks and hope; They threatened its life with a railway share; They charmed it with smiles and soap." Ever since Lewis Carroll's nonsense epic appeared in 1876, readers have joined his ten-man Snark-hunting crew and pursued the search with great enthusiasm. What are they hunting for? What is the Snark? Numerous theories have been proposed. Carroll himself provides a helpful preface to the poem and is recorded as having explained to one reader: 'In ...
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"They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care; They pursued it with forks and hope; They threatened its life with a railway share; They charmed it with smiles and soap." Ever since Lewis Carroll's nonsense epic appeared in 1876, readers have joined his ten-man Snark-hunting crew and pursued the search with great enthusiasm. What are they hunting for? What is the Snark? Numerous theories have been proposed. Carroll himself provides a helpful preface to the poem and is recorded as having explained to one reader: 'In answer to your question, 'What did you mean the Snark was?' will you tell your friend that I meant that the Snark was a Boojum. I trust that she and you will now feel quite satisfied and happy'.
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Seller's Description:
Mervin Peake. Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book Clean and solid copy. Gift inscription on front end paper. Contents otherwise unmarked. Binding firm. DJ sunned along spine. Else light shelf wear only. Now in protective mylar jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall.
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Very Good. Written by Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by Henry Holiday. Also Features Lewis Carroll's Classic "The Walrus and the Carpenter" with illustrations by Sir John Tenniel. 32 Pages, B&W...packed well with cardboard protector..
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Seller's Description:
Fair. No dust jacket. 1953. Fourth Impression. 46 pages. No dust jacket. Yellow cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations by Mervyn Peake. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Visible wear marks to boards. World of Rare Books Item ref. 1636987274MEP (Use this ID when enquiring about this item. )
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Fair. No dust jacket. 1931. Reprint. 83 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Illustrated by Henry Holiday. B&W illustrations throughout. Previous owner's name to front endpaper. Mild brown staining to pages on occasion. Minimal foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter cracking. Moderate wear and bumping to spine, board edges and corners, with splitting to spine ends. Notable sunning to spine, with staining, soiling and marking to boards. Book has a forward lean. World of Rare Books Item ref. 1645776223TMB (Use this ID when enquiring about this item. )
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Good in fair dust jacket. 1931. 83 pages. Beige pictorial dust jacket over red cloth. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped and spine ends are a mildly crushed. Tanning to spine and edges. The unclipped dust jacket has heavy edge wear, with tears, chips and areas of loss. Tanning to spine and edges. Water marks to edges and corners. World of Rare Books Item ref. 1602600803MEP (Use this ID when enquiring about this item. )
