Another Snark is hunted down at Newcastle sale
In 1876 Lewis Carroll had 140 copies of 'The Hunting of the Snark. An Agony in 8 Fits' specially bound in gilt decorated cloth for presentation and just a few weeks ago ATG noted the sale at £3600 by Dominic Winter of one of the 20 blue and gold versions.
On January 30 another example was sold by Thomas Miller (20% buyer’s premium) for £2200. The Newca…