This interpretation of Lewis Carroll`s poem offers a view of childhood. In this version, snarks are bombs hunted by a local gang of children in wartime Britain. As the hunt goes on, the conflict between self-interest and the general good grows; and friendships and alliances are built and broken.

The hunting of the snark: An agony in eight fits

Literature & Fiction

CARROLL, LEWIS

Holiday, Henry

British & Irish

Peter Pauper Press

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 limited super special edition contains 430 copies. Numbers one to 55 are bound in leather and each is in a slipcase together with a portfolio of nine engravings. Numbers 56-130 are quarter-bound in cloth over paper sides in a slipcase with a portfolio of engravings. Numbers 131-430 are similarly bound and in a slipcase.

The Hunting of the Snark: Limited Super Special Edition

Pan/Macmillan

The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits

<p>Original etchings illustrate Lewis Carroll's story of a strange voyage in pursuit of an elusive and remarkable animal</p>

Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge

Contemporary

Smithmark Pub.

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