Rhyme? and reason? with 65 illustrations by Arthur B. Frost and 9 by Henry Holiday
by CARROLL, Lewis
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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1883 Lewis Carroll 1st ed Rhyme? and Reason? Hunting Snark Illustrated Fantasy
"I'm EMInent in RHYME!" she said. "I make WRY Mouths of RYE-Meal gruel!" The Poet smiled, and shook his head: "Is REASON, then, the missing jewel?"
– Carrol, Rhyme and Reason.
"Rhyme and Reason" was Lewis Carroll's first major collection of verse, this edition was the final edition printed during his lifetime, as he died a few months of this print run's release. Many of the verses found in this book first appeared in "Phantasmagoria" and "Hunting of the Snark," two of his most popular poems.
Item number: #30963
Price: $499
CARROLL, Lewis
Rhyme? and reason? with 65 illustrations by Arthur B. Frost and 9 by Henry Holiday
London: Macmillan and Co., 1883. First Edition.
Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o xii, [2], 214, [2]
o 74 illustrations throughout
· Language: English
· Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
o Green cloth
· Size: ~7.5in X 5.25in (19cm x 13cm)
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- Bookseller
- Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 30963
- Title
- Rhyme? and reason? with 65 illustrations by Arthur B. Frost and 9 by Henry Holiday
- Author
- CARROLL, Lewis
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover; tight and secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1883
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1883 Lewis Carroll 1st ed Rhyme? and Reason? Hunting Snark Illustrated Fantasy, rare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquaria
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