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Publication: The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits

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  • Publication: The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight FitsPublication Record # 356426
  • Author: Lewis Carroll
  • Date: 1876-04-01
  • Publisher: Macmillan and Co.
  • Pages: xi+83
  • Format:
    hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
  • Type: CHAPBOOK
  • Cover: The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits by Henry Holiday
  • Notes:
    • Dark blue cloth, gilt-stamped, spine gilt lettered, gilt edges. 13 copies of this first state printing are known to exist.
    • The original 80 presentation copies were signed and dated by Charles Dodgson on March 29, 1876, and his personal copy was dated March 30. He asked Macmillan to publish it "on the 1st of April -- Surely this is the fittest day for it to appear."
    • Data from Wikipedia, Google Books, and Christie's Auction House.
    • The preface is not explicitly credited, but is written in the first person, refers to "my other writings", explains the origin of the poem, and provides some pronunciation instructions.
  • External IDs:
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Chapbook Title: The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits • (1876) • chapbook by Lewis Carroll

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