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First of Henry Holiday's original ilustrations to "The Hunting of the Snark" by Lewis Carroll.

This illustrates the opening of "Fit the First": The Landing.

"Just the place for a Snark!" the Bellman cried,

As he landed his crew with care;

Supporting each man on the top of the tide

By a finger entwined in his hair.

Date

Originally 1876, this edition 1931.

Source

The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits by Lewis Carroll, MacMillan and Co, Limited, St. Martin's Street, London, 1931.

Author

Henry Holiday (1839-1927) after Lewis Carroll [Real name: Charles Lutwidge Dodgson] (1832-1896)

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	03:48, 24 June 2009		4,038 × 5,741 (36.9 MB)	Adam Cuerden	Redone, with more paper grain. This is the scan used for that.
	15:44, 15 June 2009		6,036 × 4,256 (34.6 MB)	Adam Cuerden

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