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[HUNTING OF THE SNARK]. DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge (“Lewis Carroll”) (1832-1898). A group of 14 titles, including: The Hunting of the Snark. London: Macmillan and Co., 1876. 8vo. Half-title, 9 plates by Henry Holiday 1p. publisher’s advertisement at end. Original buff cloth stamped in black, edges gilt (small losses at ends, extremities rubbed). Provenance: E. Coster Wilmerding (armorial bookplate). FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE with “Baker” for “Banker” on p. 83. -- The Hunting of the Snark. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1903. Royal 8vo. Illustrations by Peter Newell. Original gilt-stamped cream boards, top edge gilt (spine gently sunned, small repair on rear joint). FIRST NEWELL EDITION. -- The Hunting of the Snark. New York: Pantheon Books, 1966. Small 4to. Illustrations by Kelly Oechsli. Original cloth-backed boards; original unclipped dust jacket (light wear at ends and corners). FIRST OECHSLI EDITION, SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR in the year of publication. And several others, including illustrations by Henry Holiday (limited edition), Paul Stanish, Quentin Blake Ralph Steadman, Mervyn Peake Oleg Lipchenko and Aldren Watson.