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Cat's Cradle
by Wain, Louis
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Blackie and Son Limited, 1908. First edition. Original color pictorial stiff wrappers with original red silk tie, gray end-papers.[48] pages. Eight full-page color (including one double- page) illustrations and forty-nine smaller color illustrations. Very minor rubbing to one corner, otherwise a Near Fine copy of this very fragile and precious little book.
A fine collection of favorites including: Jack Horner, Miss Muffet, Jack-in-the-Box, Santa Claws and Hey Diddle Diddle. The illustrations also include cats playing cricket, watching a magic lantern and playing 'Squib'. At the end of the nineteenth century, Louis Wain (1860-1939), the Edwardian cat artist, became a household name as an illustrator of cats, whom he depicted in all sorts of activities, from skating and playing cricket to driving motor cars, attending dances, and playing musical instruments. "He invented a cat style, a cat society, a whole cat world. English cats that do not look like Louis Wain cats are ashamed of themselves" (H.G. Wells).
Dale, 37.
A fine collection of favorites including: Jack Horner, Miss Muffet, Jack-in-the-Box, Santa Claws and Hey Diddle Diddle. The illustrations also include cats playing cricket, watching a magic lantern and playing 'Squib'. At the end of the nineteenth century, Louis Wain (1860-1939), the Edwardian cat artist, became a household name as an illustrator of cats, whom he depicted in all sorts of activities, from skating and playing cricket to driving motor cars, attending dances, and playing musical instruments. "He invented a cat style, a cat society, a whole cat world. English cats that do not look like Louis Wain cats are ashamed of themselves" (H.G. Wells).
Dale, 37.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Whitmore Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3807
- Title
- Cat's Cradle
- Author
- Wain, Louis
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Blackie and Son Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1908
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Whitmore Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Pasadena, California
About Whitmore Rare Books
We operate a retail shop in "Old Town" Pasadena open normal business hours Tuesday through Saturday.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Fine
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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