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The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits. Die Jagd nach dem Schnark: Agonie in acht Krämpfen

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The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits. Die Jagd nach dem Schnark: Agonie in acht Krämpfen

Artist Max Ernst (French, 1891-1976)
Author Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) (British, 1832--1898)
Date1968
DimensionsSlipcase: H: 13 5/16 in. (338 mm); W: 10 1/4 in. (261 mm); Depth: 1 1/4 in. (31 mm).
Chemise: H: 13 in. (330 mm); W: 10 3/16 in. (258 mm); Depth: 1 1/16 in. (27 mm).
Page (untrimmed): H: 12 3/4 in. (324 mm); W: 9 7/8 in. (251 mm).
MediumOriginal prints: 22 lithographs (11 in colors accompanying English text; the same 11 in black with the German text). Text: letterpress (typeface: Garamond, 14 pt.). Paper: Arches cream wove paper, watermarked.
ClassificationBooks
Credit LineGift of Molly and Walter Bareiss
Object number
1984.457
Not on View
Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, Werner Pfeiffer Selects, Feb. 13-May 10, 2015.

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