Cats at Play
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, 1917. First edition. Publisher's full color staple-bound pictorial wrappers. Oxidation at staples, light wear at edges and spine head, third gathering loose at two staples (of three). Folio (13 1/8 x 10 1/8 in; 334 x 258 mm). Twelve pages with one to two captioned scenes in color, inner covers illustrated in black and white. An excellent copy of a book that would normally have been destroyed by child.
A particularly difficult Wain title to find in any condition, with the present being utterly exceptional. "From 1883, Wain began to draw cats as they had never been drawn before, cats in humorous guises, in human situations, but always beautifully handled...although he was sometimes forced to draw dogs before he became well- known!" (Houfe).
Dale 34.
A particularly difficult Wain title to find in any condition, with the present being utterly exceptional. "From 1883, Wain began to draw cats as they had never been drawn before, cats in humorous guises, in human situations, but always beautifully handled...although he was sometimes forced to draw dogs before he became well- known!" (Houfe).
Dale 34.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Whitmore Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3804
- Title
- Cats at Play
- Author
- Wain, Louis
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Blackie and Son Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1917
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Whitmore Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Pasadena, California
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Wrappers
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...