They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care;

They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care;

• They pursued it with forks and hope;*

• They threatened its life with a railway-share;*

• They charmed it with smiles and soap.Lewis Carroll's magnificent nonsense poem The Hunting of the Snark * features an unlikely cast of characters drawn from the Jabberwocky in Through the Looking Glass. This irresistible version is illustrated, and has an introduction by, Chris Riddell.

This is a luxury edition with both black and white and colour artwork, ribbon marker and metallic blue sprayed edges.

It was first published by Macmillan in 1876.