253 - Max Ernst - Lewis Carroll. The Hunting of the Snark. An Agony in Eight Fits. The Hunt for the Snark. Agony in Eight Fits. Original lithographs by Max Ernst. Stuttgart, manus presse 1968. Includes 22 lithographs, mostly full-sheet size, eleven of which are in color. Loose double sheets in an original dark blue linen slipcase with a cover vignette and outer slipcase.

Max Ernst - Lewis Carroll. The Hunting of the Snark. An Agony in Eight Fits. The Hunt for the Snark. Agony in Eight Fits. Original lithographs by Max Ernst. Stuttgart, manus presse 1968. Includes 22 lithographs, mostly full-sheet size, eleven of which are in color. Loose double sheets in an original dark blue linen slipcase with a cover vignette and outer slipcase. Auction start time: approx. 3:18 p.m. (schedule subject to change) One of 130 copies. - On Arches vellum. - Signed by the artist in the printer’s mark. - The original English text is illustrated by the color lithographs; Klaus Reichert’s German adaptation is illustrated by the negative versions printed in black. Spies/Leppien 124 C. - Spindler 161.9 33.0 × 25.7 cm. 100, [4] pages. - Spine of the cloth cover heavily discolored and with minor damage. English description: Includes 22 lithographs, mostly sheet-sized, eleven of which are in color. Loose double sheets in an original dark blue cloth chemise with a cover vignette and slipcase. One of 130 copies. - On Arches vellum. - Signed by the artist in the colophon. - The original English text is illustrated by the color lithographs, while Klaus Reichert’s German adaptation is illustrated by the negative versions printed in black. The spine of the slipcase is heavily discolored and has minor damage.