1876 Rare Victorian Book - The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis CarrollAuthor: Lewis Carroll. (Henry Holiday, illustrator). Title: The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony, in Eight Fits. Publisher: London: Macmillan and Co., 1876. First Edition, Eighteenth Thousand (an early issue of the first edition). Language: Text in English. Size: 7" X 5". Pages: xi, 83 pages + publisher's add. Binding: Good and attractive original Victorian gilt decorated full red cloth binding, all edges gilt (binding firm, overall worn and scuffed

The book: Rare and very attractive early Victorian edition of The Pilgrim's Progress -- a 1678 Christian allegory written by John Bunyan

Binding: Attractive and very good original green cloth binding with elaborate gilt title and decoration on the front cover

Upon returning home

He founded the Scottish National Movement

all present as called for

36 East 22nd Street

a publisher associated with refined literary productions of the period

Rackham’s intricate

and spiritual transcendence

explores themes of joy

This charming book combines narrative and illustration to create a rich portrayal of gardening and country life

and Harrison Weir were prominent illustrators of the Victorian era