Hunting of the Snark (Throne Classics) (Upstagers S.) (Chatto Pocket Library S.)

by Lewis Carroll

John Dooley (Editor), Henry Holiday (Illustrator), Part-Time Lecturer in Laws Charles Mitchell (Photographer), and Martin Gardner (Photographer)

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This is an edition of one of the greatest nonsense poems in the English language which has been printed using the original engraved wood blocks for the illustrations. The illustrations were commissioned by Carroll from Henry Holiday, well known for his work as a painter and designer of stained glass. His drawings were transferred on to wood blocks and then engraved. The blocks were retained as masters from which electrotype plates were made: it was these plates which were then used for printing editions of the book. This is a leather bound edition which in addition to the illustrations in the text, contains an extra set of prints.
  • ISBN10 0318328305
  • ISBN13 9780318328300
  • Publish Date 1 December 1982 (first published December 1953)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Imprint Cambridge University Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Language English