The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll [ILLUSTRATED COLLECTORS EDITION] U.K. 2010 • Folio Society

The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits by Lewis Carroll introduced by Michael Rosen with illustrations by Jeffrey Fisher ILLUSTRATED U.K. COLLECTOR'S EDITION [2010] THE FOLIO SOCIETY  Beautiful limited edition hardcover with full colour abstract inspired illustrations by Jeffrey Fisher.   Does not include original slipcase.Large hardcover with pictorial boards in beautiful condition.   Near mint w/ short gift inscription on front endpaper.  '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 'In answer to your questi