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 I 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 Newcastle copy was one of the more frequently seen 100 red versions, but not only was it inscribed “Mary Louisa Ambrose from the Author. May 29, 1876”, it also had the front and back sections of the typographic dust jacket tucked inside.